Workforce development: moving down the supply chain with strategies of engagement

A critical problem facing many businesses today is finding employees with the required skills -- basic skills in many cases (e.g., writing, math). Affiliated with Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity Network, the Highlands Initiative in Tennessee seeks to overcome this handicap and provide a progra...

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Published in:S.A.M. advanced management journal (1984) 2014-03, Vol.79 (2), p.4
Main Authors: Bell, Robert R, Hartgrove, Lillian, Elkins, Susan A, Starnes, Devin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Business enterprises
Careers
Counties
Economic development
Educational attainment
Educational services
Employee development
Employment
Engineering
Family income
Health care industry
Households
Initiatives
Job creation
Labor market
Literacy
Logistics
Manufacturing
Methods
Partnering
Population
Poverty
Recruiting
Retailing industry
Science
Secondary schools
Skill development
States
STEM education
Student retention
Students
Studies
Workers
Workforce
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Summary:A critical problem facing many businesses today is finding employees with the required skills -- basic skills in many cases (e.g., writing, math). Affiliated with Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity Network, the Highlands Initiative in Tennessee seeks to overcome this handicap and provide a program that can be replicated. It is anchored by a chamber of commerce and buttressed by strategic alliances with companies and educational institutions -- a structure that is flexible and adapted to conditions in four Tennessee counties. Initiatives reach down into middle schools. While still a work in progress, results are encouraging.
ISSN:0749-7075
0567-977X