Workforce Strategy Center Explained

Workforce Strategy Center (WSC) is a nonprofit organization that works with federal, state and local workforce development and economic development agencies and community colleges to align policies and practices to help workers advance in a changing economy.^{[1] [2]} The organization focuses on working with other entities to transition workers displaced from their previous jobs into new careers.

The WSC were involved in the Career Pathways model, a framework for career advancement,^{[3] [4]} for which they have been credited as one of the "major players".^[5] Other work includes the 2001 coauthored The Case For Community Colleges: Aligning Higher Education and Workforce Needs in Massachusetts, recommending significant changes to community colleges.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Peter, Tom A. (February 25, 2008)."Robots set to overhaul service industry, jobs", The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
2. Anglin, Roland V. (2017) Promoting Sustainable Local and Community Economic Development, Routledge.
3. Education Commission of the States (2007) "Economic and Workforce Development", The Progress of Education Reform 2007, Vol. 8, No. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
4. Levinson, David L. (2005). Community Colleges: A Reference Handbook, ABC-CLIO. p 159.
5. Career Pathways as a Systemic Framework: Rethinking Education for Student Success in College and Careers, (2007), The League for Innovation in the Community College. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010.
6. Carmichael, Mary (November 19, 2011). "Community colleges dispute call for overhaul", The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
7. Shaffer, David (2013) "Workforce Development in Community Colleges", in Lane, Jason; Johnstone, D. Bruce Higher Education Systems 3.0: Harnessing Systemness, Delivering Performance, SUNY Press, . pp 250-251.