Job-Driven Training and Building Economic Self-Sufficiency

Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity, July 2014

The White House released a report that outlines White House Administration efforts to support, expand, and create job training programs around the country that will provide workers with the skills they need to fill available jobs.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/skills_report.pdf

Building Economic Self-Sufficiency, September 2014

The Institute for Research on Poverty released a policy brief that explores additional ways to encourage self-sufficiency and well-being among vulnerable families beyond employment. Authors of the brief highlight training and education systems, information and incentives for community colleges, and on-the-job training at the secondary school level as potential cost-effective ways to build skills and earnings among this demographic.