Training for my Life

Lived Experiences of Dislocated Workers in an Advanced Manufacturing Training Program

Bibliographic Data

ID2501276
AuthorsMarquita R Walker, Marquita Walker (0000-0002-2423-9740, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume13
Issue2
Pages262-278
Publication date2012-07-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/1942
OpenAlexW2115586772
LanguageEN
References cited9

This qualitative paper explores the lived experiences of one group of workers dislocated because of globalized trade policies who completed a hybrid Advanced Manufacturing Training Program (AMTP) by taking advantage of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), a federally-funded program for retraining workers dislocated because of trade policies. The research questions focus on how satisfied these workers are with the services and programs provided by TAA. Focus groups and survey instrument results indicate these workers found TAA services and processes cumbersome and time- consuming and actually had the effect of discouraging their education, training, and self- employment. The consequences of their dislocation as it relates to TAA experiences are increased frustration and dissatisfaction with the TAA program. Serious consideration for TAA policy changes should be deemed of utmost importance

Business · Focus group · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Retraining · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Labor Movements and Unions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Marketing

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