Family Centered Employment Toolkit

This toolkit is intended for Workforce Development Boards

Created in Partnership with Innovate + Educate and the National Association of Workforce Boards

Supported by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Chapters

Overview

Overview of FCE from a WDB perspective.

How FCE Works

How can FCE work at a WDB?

Getting Started

Getting started: it can be done with a few, key resources while developing more detailed plans and engaging the needed stakeholders.

Creating Team

Creating an effective FCE team structure, including WDB internal teams and external partners.

Preparing Staff

Preparing WDB staff for success with FCE.

Develop Shared Goals

Developing shared measurements and goals, and ways to track job seekers and outcomes.

Recruiting Job Seekers

Recruiting job seekers

Working with Employers

Working with employers and finding employment is much the same as usual, with some enhancements.

Resources and Tools

A collective list of all resources available in this toolkit, plus some.

Innovate + Educate

Innovate+Educate is a systems change entity that consult and implement strategies with communities, workforce partners and employers on the shift to competency and skills-based education and employment. Tools include assessments, navigation, and learning tools that allow this shift.

National Association of Workforce Boards

NAWB represents approximately 550 Workforce Development Boards and their 12,000+ business members that coordinate and leverage workforce strategies with education and economic development stakeholders within their local communities, to ensure that state and local workforce development and job training programs meet the needs of employers.

Family-Centered Coaching Toolkit

The toolkit works in conjunction with The Prosperity Agenda’s Family-Centered Coaching Toolkit.