Workforce Development Resources
The following is a list of resources for professionals working in the area of youth career development:
Websites
Workforce Strategy Center www.workforcestrategy.org
The Forum for Youth Investment http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/
Generation Youth Work Coalition http://nextgencoalition.org/
Youth to Work Coalition www.ncset.org
Jobs for the Future www.jff.org
National Youth Employment Coalition www.nyec.org/pepnet
Workforce Alliance www.workforcealliance.org
Articles and Papers
http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1051
http://www.filife.com/stories/teens-feel-chill-in-hunt-for-summer-jobs
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/business/25teen.html
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides assessment tools in 21st Century Skills Assessment Paper: www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131&Itemid=103
Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce: http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1218
Federal Policies
National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) www.nyec.org
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD-Y)
State data and policies related to work readiness
According to the Center for an Urban Future, the following report by David Fischer and Jeremy Reiss, "shows that an alarming number of New Yorkers now lack the skills and educational credentials to compete in today's economy and warns that the problem will only get worse in the years ahead. The report calls for a comprehensive campaign to develop the skills of New York's population."
"Closing the Skills Gap: A Blueprint for Preparing New York City's Workforce to Meet the Evolving Needs of Employers."
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/educ_leg.cfm
Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) www.aecf.org/
Andrew Sum, Ph.D.
Northeastern University
Professor, Director CLMS
Labor Economics
315 Holmes Hall
(617)373-2242
a.sum@neu.edu
Sites to Help Teenagers find a job
www.Teens4Hire.org - Job listings and resources
www.SnagAJob.com - Hourly job listings
www.RileyGuide.com/teen.html - Links and resources
