WSI – Sector Strategies

This Guide briefly addresses some of the issues microenterprise programs should consider when buying a new training curriculum, and offers detailed information about 13 curricula available commercially.

Focus: HOPE, a Detroit civil rights organization, focuses on the metalworking industry and has developed a continuum of training and educational opportunities for occupations ranging from semi-skilled entry-level factory workers to manufacturing engineers.

This report looks at how a community-based organization, focusing on the metalworking industry, has created a set of training programs and other services geared to both employees and employers.

This publication takes an in-depth look at data collected in the baseline survey of people participating in a longitudinal study conducted by the Sectoral Employment Development Learning Project.

This executive summary is the first in a three-part series, the purpose of which is to make both the general concept of sector strategy and the particular outcomes of sector programs accessible to policymakers in easy-to-understand terms.

This executive summary is the first in a three-part series, the purpose of which is to make both the general concept of sector strategy and the particular outcomes of sector programs accessible to policymakers in easy-to-understand terms.

In an effort to document and learn about the effect that sectoral employment development programs have on the income and employment opportunities of poor Americans, SEDLP’s Participant Study gathers extensive pre- and post-training information from a 732 person sample.

This case study examines Asian Neighborhood Design (AND), a community development corporation with a strong focus on the building sector.

The first SEDLP case study examines the Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC), a specialized nonprofit that focuses on issues of job quality and business competitiveness within the garment industry.

This report is an initial attempt to define sectoral workforce development strategies and to assess their potential to alleviate urban poverty by providing good jobs for low-income individuals.