Employer Perspectives on Building Partnerships with Community Colleges: Lessons for Local Leaders and Practitioners Topic Brief

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Release Date: September 01, 2020

Employer Perspectives on Building Partnerships with Community Colleges: Lessons for Local Leaders and Practitioners Topic Brief

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Employment and Training ,  Community College

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Developed under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) national evaluation, the brief highlights employers’ perspectives on community college relationships and offers insights for leaders and practitioners that can help them tailor their own approaches to helping colleges and employers in their local communities develop and maintain strong and productive relationships.

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Key Takeaways

  • Employers valued colleges’ efforts to address hiring needs using quality facilities and programs.
  • Employers engaged with colleges in many ways, ranging from advisory to strategic.
  • Employers appreciated when colleges come to their locations and respect their time.
  • Employers wanted industry-savvy college staff to reach out to them.
  • Employers wanted to engage with the college before education and training programs are fully developed.
  • Long-term relationships may ebb and flow, but multiple points of contact helped maintain connections between college and employer.
  • Employer investment in a college’s programs was an investment in an ongoing relationship.

Citation

Eyster, L., Scott, M., Anderson, T. (2020). Abt Associates. Employer Perspectives on Building Partnerships with Community Colleges: Lesson for Local Leaders and Practitioners. Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor.

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) sponsors independent evaluations and research, primarily conducted by external, third-party contractors in accordance with the Department of Labor Evaluation Policy and CEO’s research development process.