Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Q&A: General

Overwhelming information. How can educational partners (higher ed) make a contribution?? There could be an overwhelming response. What is ONE impactful way?

3 comments:

  1. Lois Wilkerson27/4/10 4:49 PM

    The educational partners are being cut significantly as well. They are reducing programs that have an impact on training. If they focused on short-term programs and transfer programs, that would help. However, they are doing more with less as well.

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  2. Higher education partners can contribute to the efforts of service providers through applied research (for istance, to document effectiveness of interventions or to measure need); through placement of students in fieldwork, internships, or course-related service; by partnering on grants; by piloting new approaches.

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  3. All community colleges have CalWORKs offices and will offer verification of campus-based activities, coordinate services with the county welfare departments, and assist welfare-to-work clients achieve family self-sufficiency with education and training.

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