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Promising Practices

Best IdeaFollowing is the NAWB Promising Practices repository that includes one-page descriptions of promising practices from across the country.  Click on the quick links to jump to the section you want and then on the program to download the description along with contact information so you can follow up for more information.

If you have a promising practice (or know of one) you would like included, please contact Terri Bergman at terri.bergman@nawb.org with the name of the program or practice and contact information.  She will follow up with you and write the one-pager.

Youth and Summer Youth Programs | Adult Programs | Dislocated Worker Programs | Community College Programs | Green Industry Programs | Transformation and Innovation | Accountability and Transparency

 


 

Youth and Summer Youth Programs

San Diego Workforce Partnership

Using Multiple Funding Sources for a Summer Youth Employment Program

 

06/24/10

Pima County Workforce Investment Board Using Local Funds to Support a Summer Youth Employment Program

06/24/10

Boston Private Industry Council

 

Private Sector Summer Youth Employment Program 06/24/10

Southeast Michigan Community Alliance

Summer Youth Employment Program Management Website

06/21/10

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

 

Locating Services in a Shopping Mall

05/27/10 

The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago

Summer Youth Employment Program Report 

05/25/10

Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board

Summer Youth Employment Program on a Dime

05/21/10

Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

Using a Career Readiness Credential as a Foundation for Investing in Job Seekers

05/04/10

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board

 

Introducing Students to Community College Programs for Career Exploration

04/28/10

Virtual Job Fairs

Virtual Job Fairs

04/28/10

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board

Helping Adjudicated Youth Move into the Workforce

04/26/10

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board

Providing Career Counseling at School Sites 04/26/10

Lincoln Trail WIB

 

A Green Entrepreneurial Summer Youth Employment Program 04/26/10

Hempstead-Long Beach WIB

 

Healthcare Summer Youth Employment Program

04/22/10

Trident WIB

Summer Youth Employment Program High School Credit Recovery Program

01/12/10

Northeastern Oklahoma

 

Matching Summer Youth Employment Program Placements to Career Goals

12/16/09

Workforce Resource, Inc.

Industry-Specific Youth Academies

12/2/09

Iowa Works

Making Education a Major Component of the Summer Youth Employment Program 12/2/09

Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board

Creating a Youth-Driven Career Center 12/2/09

The WorkPlace, Inc.

Data-Driven Green Training Programs 12/2/09

Adult Programs

Capital Workforce Partners

Funneling Individuals into Construction Careers

 

06/21/10

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

 

Locating Services in a Shopping Mall

05/27/10

Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

Cohort Classes at Local Colleges

05/21/10

Capital Workforce Partners

Helping Low Wage Workers Build Skills Advance Careers and Increase Incomes

05/18/10

Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

Using a Career Readiness Credential as a Foundation for Investing in Job Seekers

05/04/10

Virtual Job Fairs

Virtual Job Fairs

04/28/10

Fredrick County WDB

Virtual Job Board for a Multi-Employer Worksite 04/22/10
Eastern Connecticut WIB

Technology-Based Learning and Services in a One-Stop Center

03/31/10
North Central Oklahoma WIB

Class Size Training

03/31/10

Iowa Region 2

Basic Computer Skills Program 01/05/10

Iowa Region 10

 

Short Term Training Gap Tuition Assistance 12/3/09

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board

Subsidizing Community College Students 12/2/09

The WorkPlace, Inc.

Data-Driven Green Training Programs 12/2/09

Workforce Solutions, South Plains, TX

Child Care Subsidies 12/2/09

Dislocated Worker Programs

Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

Cohort Classes at Local Colleges

05/21/10

Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board 

Using a Career Readiness Credential as a Foundation for Investing in Job Seekers

05/04/10

Virtual Job Fairs

Virtual Job Fairs

04/28/10

Fredrick County WDB 

Virtual Job Board for a Multi-Employer Worksite

04/22/10
Eastern Connecticut WIB

Technology-Based Learning and Services in a One-Stop Center

03/31/10
North Central Oklahoma WIB

Class Size Training

03/31/10

Iowa Region 2

 

Basic Computer Skills Program

01/05/10

Iowa Region 10

 

Short Term Training Gap Tuition Assistance

12/3/09

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board

Subsidizing Community College Students 12/2/09

The WorkPlace, Inc.

Data-Driven Green Training Programs 12/2/09
 

Community College Programs

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board

Locating Services in a Shopping Mall

05/27/10

Capital Workforce Partners

Helping Low Wage Workers Build Skills Advance Careers and Increase Incomes

05/18/10

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board

Introducing Students to Community College Programs for Career Exploration

04/28/10

North Central Oklahoma WIB

Class Size Training

03/31/10

Lorain County WIB 

A True Partnership with Higher Education

01/6/10

Iowa Region 10

Short Term Training Gap Tuition Assistance

12/3/09

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board

Subsidizing Community College Students 12/2/09

Green Industry Programs

 

Lincoln Trail WIB

A Green Entrepreneurial Summer Youth Employment Program 04/26/10

Orange County WIB

Green Industry Analysis 12/28/09

The WorkPlace, Inc.

 

Data-Driven Green Training Programs 12/2/09

Transformation and Innovation

 

Southeast Michigan Community Alliance

 

Summer Youth Employment Program Management Website

06/21/10

Anoka County Job Training Center

 

Library Partnership MOU and Staff Training

06/10/10

South Central Michigan Works

 

Library Partnership around Small Business Services 06/10/10

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

Economic Impact Report

05/21/10

Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

Cohort Classes at Local Colleges 05/21/10

Westchester/Putnam Workforce Investment Board

Summer Youth Employment Program on a Dime 05/21/10

Capital Workforce Partners

Helping Low Wage Workers Build Skills Advance Careers and Increase Incomes

05/18/10

Southwest Minnesota Workforce Investment Board  

 

A Labor Market Information and Careers Web Site

05/04/10

Virtual Job Fairs 

 

Virtual Job Fairs

04/28/10

Fredrick County WDB

Virtual Job Board for a Multi-Employer Worksite

04/22/10

Eastern Connecticut WIB

 

Technology-Based Learning and Services in a One-Stop Center   03/31/10
North Central Oklahoma WIB

Class Size Training

03/31/10
Lorain County WIB 

A True Partnership with Higher Education

01/6/10

Workforce Solutions, South Plains, TX

Child Care Subsidies 12/2/09

 


 

Accountability and Transparency

Southeast Michigan Community Alliance

Summer Youth Employment Program Management Website 06/21/10

The Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago

 

Summer Youth Employment Program Report 05/25/10
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Economic Impact Report 05/21/10