Workforce Strategy Center

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Workforce Strategy Center (WSC) is a nonprofit organization that works with federal, state and local workforce development and economic development agencies and community colleges to align policies and practices to help workers advance in a changing economy.

The organization focuses on working with other entities with the ultimate goal of finding ways to transition workers displaced from their previous jobs into new careers.

One example of such an approach is Career Pathways, a framework for career advancement that has emerged over the past decade that emphasizes the need for post-secondary education and training. Workforce Strategy Center (WSC) has worked throughout the United States on Career Pathways[1].

Founded by Julian L. Alssid in 1998, WSC has three main areas of concentration. WSC works with education, workforce development and economic development practitioners on the state and local levels to develop strategies to help students and workers meet the needs of local economies [2]. WSC assists state and national policymakers to develop education and employment policies that better align public resources to develop more effective workforce development programs [3]. As an applied think tank, WSC conducts research and issues reports to advance the field of workforce development policy and practice [4]. Workforce Strategy Center's work has been cited in national newspapers [5], prominent trade publications [6] [7] [8] [9], and on National Public Radio [10] [11].

Publications

WSC has published articles and reports on workforce development issues [12]. In addition, WSC has published the following op-eds:

Alssid, J. L., Goldberg, M. (2012, March 20). Community colleges not simply viewed as employee mills. The Boston Globe. Available at http://articles.boston.com/2012-03-20/letters/31220527_1_community-colleges-employers-students

Alssid, J. L. (2011, January 12). When Plenty is Not Nearly Enough. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/when-plenty-is-not-nearly_b_807897.html

Alssid, J. L. (2010, July 21). The Road to Tomorrow's Jobs is Not Yesterday's Training. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/the-road-to-tomorrows-job_b_654745.html

Alssid, J. L. (2010, June 3). The Promise of "Green" and a Dash of "Reality". The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/the-promise-of-green-and_b_595750.html

Alssid, J. L. (2010, March 18). Finding a Cure for the Health Care Workforce Shortage. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/finding-a-cure-for-the-he_b_503774.html

Alssid, J. L. (2010, January 12). Will a 'Skills Recession' Prolong Unemployment Woes? The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/will-a-skills-recession-p_b_420550.html

Alssid, J. L. (2009, May 12). Community colleges and the economic recovery. The Plain Dealer. Available at http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/05/community_colleges_and_the_eco.html

Alssid, J., & Leviss, J. (2009, March 3). Workforce Development Essential to Obama's Health Care IT Initiative. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid-and-jonathan-a-leviss/workforce-development-ess_b_171556.html?view=screen

Alssid, J., & Jenkins, D. (2009, January 13). Create Jobs Now, but Build Skills for the Future. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid-and-davis-jenkins/create-jobs-now-but-build_b_157583.html

Alssid, J. (2008, October 8). Candidates Must Develop Plan For American Workers Based On Knowledge Economy. The Huffington Post. Available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julian-l-alssid/candidates-must-develop-p_b_133040.html

Alssid, J., & Lawing, K. (2008, September 12). Build On Success Of Work Force System. Witchita Eagle. Available at http://www.kansas.com/205/story/526631.html

Alssid, J., & St. Angelo, S. (2008, June 5). Solution for employment woes. Lexington Herald-Leader. Available at http://www.kentucky.com/589/story/424783.html

Alssid, J., & D’Amico, C. (2008, April 8). Creating pathways to careers for low-wage workers. Indianapolis Star, p. A9.

Alssid, J. (2008, March 18). State needs strategy to develop knowledge economy. The Newport Daily News, p. A9.

Leach, M., & Alssid, J. (2008, February 3). Arkansas now has a pathway to a global workforce. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, p. 2J.

Alssid, J. (2007, September 19). As Job Market Advances, So Can American Workers. The Christian Science Monitor. Available at http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0919/p09s02-coop.html?page=1

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