Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Enhancing education, employment, and training for economically dislocated and low-skilled adult workers is a national concern. Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grants program, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration is funding an ambitious, multi-pronged effort encouraging community colleges and groups of institutions working as consortia to improve the outlook for this group.
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Competency-Based Education Promising for Quick Completion and Improved Earnings
Participants in competency-based information technology programs at community colleges are completing programs quickly and are experiencing stable employment rates and higher wage growth than the national average, according to a study from Mathematica.
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