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5.06.2008 - 09:45am ET
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26 From Workforce Field Selected for Leadership Academy
(CSRwire) Washington, DC, May 6, 2008 - Twenty-six people involved in workforce
training in the U.S. have been selected for a year-long leadership academy
designed to share best practices, build new skills and provide an enriching
professional development experience. Now in its fourth year, the Sector
Skills Academy is operated by the Aspen Institute's Workforce Strategies
Initiative (WSI) and Public/Private Ventures (P/PV). Both groups are known
for their research on workforce issues. Funding is provided by the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation.
The Academy emphasizes "sectoral employment development" - a type of
workforce training that prepares workers by developing a deep
understanding of important regional industries, working closely with
employers, and then crafting a set of training and other services that
both support the industries' competitiveness and connect workers to
good-paying jobs.
As in the past, this year's Academy participants work in diverse settings,
such as community-based organizations, community colleges, business
associations and government-funded agencies. They focus on jobs in a wide
range of fields, including health care, construction, green and renewable
resources, hospitality, manufacturing and transportation.
The Academy involves three multi-day meetings where participants learn
from experienced sector project leaders, visit innovative training
programs and engage in classroom-style learning activities. The group's
first meeting is set for June in Queenstown, Md.
"The Academy offers a rare opportunity for those in workforce development
to step outside their day-to-day routine, and learn from innovators about
best practices in the field," said Maureen Conway, director of WSI. "That
puts them in an excellent position to become a resource back home when
workforce policies and programs are being developed."
Additional information about the Sector Skills Academy is available at:
www.sectorskillsacademy.org
WSI (www.aspenwsi.org), a program of the
Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., identifies and advances strategies
that help low-income Americans gain ground in today’s labor market. It
engages in applied research, facilitates dialogue, disseminates innovative
ideas and research findings.
P/PV (www.ppv.org), based in Philadelphia, Pa., is
an action-based public policy and program development organization.
The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded
dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership
development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek
to promote nonpartisan inquiry and an appreciation for timeless values. The
Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has campuses in Aspen,
Colorado, and on the Wye River near the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in
Maryland. Its international network includes partner Aspen Institutes in
Berlin, Rome, Lyon, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Bucharest, and leadership
initiatives in Africa, Central America, and India.
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