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WSI – Community Colleges

Courses to Employment: Initial Education and Employment Outcomes Findings for the Security Guard Academy in Los Angeles, CA

This report details initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of 162 students who enrolled in the Security Guard Academy in 2009.

Courses to Employment: Initial Education and Employment Outcomes Findings for the Metro Bus Operator Bridge Program in Los Angeles, CA

This report details initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of 651 participants who enrolled in the Metro Bus Operator Bridge Program in Los Angeles between 2006 and February 2010.

Courses to Employment: Initial Education and Employment Outcomes Findings for Community College-Nonprofit Partnership in Seattle, WA

This report details the initial findings from research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in the General Services Technician (automobile service and repair) program at Shoreline Community College between 2006 and 2009.

Courses to Employment: Initial Education and Employment Outcomes Findings for Community College-Nonprofit Partnership in Northern Virginia

This report details the initial findings from longitudinal research on the education and employment outcomes of students who enrolled in Northern Virginia Family Service’s Training Futures (business and medical office administration training) program between 2007 and 2010.

Hartford Jobs Funnel (Hartford, Conn.)

This document is a profile of a construction pre-apprenticeship program and provides information about the program’s history, training design and curriculum, funding, partners and industry engagement.

CityBuild (San Francisco, Calif.)

This document is a profile of a construction pre-apprenticeship program and provides information about the program’s history, training design and curriculum, funding, partners and industry engagement.

Update Issue 4: Sector Initiatives and Community Colleges:

This issue takes an in-depth look at strategic collaborations between community colleges and community-based sectoral employment initiatives.

Courses to Employment Update (Number 1) Beyond Graduation: Promoting Post-Program Engagement and Advancement

Using the experiences of organizations in the WSI-managed Courses to Employment demonstration, this Update explores why and how some of these partnerships work to maintain relationships with adult participants after they have finished their training.