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The paper describes a study that explores the ways in which the public workforce system is collaborating with its community college partners to address the training needs of America’s workforce. It also examines how collaborations between One‐Stop Career Centers (One‐Stops) and community colleges can be enhanced to benefit workers, employers, and society at large. Findings are based on what was learned from 15 site visits to pairs of One‐Stops and community colleges. Throughout the report “site” refers to a One‐Stop/ community college pair. In the main body of the report results are presented in four parts: Roles of One‐Stops and community colleges, Sites visited, Lessons learned, and Suggestions for future research.

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• The authors recommend four future studies: (1) evaluating impacts of grants that require collaboration between One-Stops and community colleges, (2) provide grants that combine education and workforce data to develop measures suitable for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of specific programs, (3) fund demonstrations designed to assess the value of case management services when applied to a much larger number of career-oriented community college students, (4) evaluate the net impact of the Community College and career Training Program (CCCTP). (pages xi-xiii)

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Jacobson, L., Focarazzo, L., Sacchetti, M., Benus, J. (2011). IMPAQ International. Improving America’s Workforce Through Enhanced Collaboration between the Public Workforce System and Community Colleges - Final Report. 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.