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FYI ------ Forwarded Message From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 10:22:23 -0500 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Conversation: REFERENCE POINTS: Engaging Employers in Youth Workforce Development Activities Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: Engaging Employers in Youth Workforce Development Activities REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center 2007 Chapin Hall Publication: Engaging Employers in Youth Workforce Development Activities Engaging employers with youth in workforce preparation activities is widely supported by program providers as a good practice. Research, although limited, supports this practice as well. Based on interviews with youth program providers, employers and policy-makers, this paper explores the inclusion of employers in workforce preparation activities for disadvantaged youth. It discusses the degree to which youth and employers are prepared to engage with each other, how race and culture influence the entire experience, and whether program and policy efforts to increase employer engagement are in scale with youth program demand. The research highlights important disconnects between program providers and employers, and discusses implications for program development. Making Connections: Engaging Employers In Preparing Chicago's Youth for the Workforce (2007) by Jan DeCoursey and Ada Skyles. Abstract: http://www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract.aspx?ar=1449 ; Complete Report: http://www.chapinhall.org/content_director.aspx?arid=1449&afid=341&dt=1 Source: News From Chapin Hall * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REFERENCE POINTS, transition updates from the TATRA Project, features resources and information to help parent organizations, advocates and professionals better serve adolescents and young adults with disabilities, and their families. Administered by the TATRA Project at PACER Center www.pacer.org, REFERENCE POINTS was launched with the initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org. TATRA is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/signup.asp To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material. ------ End of Forwarded Message
