Employer-Centered Training for International Competitiveness

Lessons from State Programs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11684288
AutoresPaul Osterman (0000-0002-1210-7820, autor de correspondencia), Rosemary Batt (0000-0003-1426-9900)
Año1993
Volumen12
Número3
Páginas456-456
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/3325301
OpenAlexW1970397476
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas1

There has been a surge of new interest in federal training policy. This momentum has been fueled by concerns with productivity and competitiveness, whereas past federal policy has been more focused upon distributional issues. A wide range of new proposals have been put forth, and high on the list are initiatives to work directly with firms. As making employers the clients of training programs is a relatively new idea, there is very little past federal experience to draw upon. However, in recent years states have experimented with similar efforts, and these experiments provide an underused data source for assessing the traps and opportunities inherent in any national program. This paper reports the results of case studies in four states, two of which based employer-centered training in new state agencies and two of which housed the programs in community colleges. We identify issues of concern that arise in employer-based training programs and also suggest some possible solutions

Business · Geography · Political science · State (computer science · Training (meteorology · Computer Science · Labor Movements and Unions