A Vision for the Future of the Workforce Investment System
December 4, 2006 A Vision for the Future of the Workforce Investment System On December 4, 2006, John W. Wallace, Ph.D., of MDRC speaking before the 2006 conference of the National Workforce Association, presented improvements to the workforce investment system. He proposed developing the system beyond the capacity to prepare unemployed people for work, so that the system would provide assistance to low wage workers and their employers to improve job retention and advancement rates, and increase the rate of work supports. The proposal includes expanding the target population; working with employers on job retention and advancement/retraining; becoming . . .
