Adult Career Pathways – The Book

cover of Adult Carerr Pathways book

Adult Career Pathways: Providing a Second Chance in Public Education

Written and Compiled by Richard “Dick” Hinckley and Dan M. Hull, Current and Past Presidents of CORD

Authors Dick Hinckley and Dan Hull see America at a critical crossroads. They believe that if this country is going to advance out of the current economic crisis, leaders must focus on steps to align their efforts to build labor pools of highly qualified workers and actions to enhance the performance of our incumbent workers. The most successful communities will act proactively to leverage the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other resources to position themselves to compete in a global economy. Only with collaboration between education, industry, workforce boards, and community organizations will dislocated, unemployed, and underemployed workers be efficiently and properly retooled with the skill sets required to power business and industry’s competitive success.

The contributors to this book believe Adult Career Pathways is the vehicle for effectively addressing workforce development and economic competitiveness simultaneously. The book is filled with useful data, practical strategies and descriptions of efforts that have already begun to make a significant impact. It addresses:

Contributing Authors:

Michael Brustein
Founding Partner, Brustein & Manasevit

Kathy D’Antoni
Vice Chancellor, West Virginia Community & Technical College System

Pamela Gist
Executive Dean of Liberal Arts, Cedar Valley College

Anthony Iacono
Associate Dean of Developmental Education, Indian River State College

Foreward by:
Jerome Hunter
Chancellor (Retired), North Orange County Community College District

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Profiles of Adults in Need of a Second Chance in Public Education
Chapter 2: Components of the Adult Career Pathways Model
Chapter 3: Putting the Components Together
Chapter 4: Putting the Partnership Together
Chapter 5: Organizing Employers for Adult Career Pathways
Chapter 6: Recruiting and Assessing Students
Chapter 7: The Prep Stage
Chapter 8: Career Ladders and Ladder Curricula
Chapter 9: Who Foots the Bill?
Chapter 10: Federal Policies and Programs to Support Adult Career Pathways
Chapter 11: State Policy Models to Support Adult Career Pathways
Chapter 12: Community, Faith-Based, and Local Organizations to Support Adult Career Pathways

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