New Horizons Foundation’s Comprehensive Paper on Workforce Development

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SMACNA’s New Horizons Foundation’s Workforce Development in the 21st Century addresses what the current generation of workers need and want in their careers and highlights 28 Workforce Development Organizations and their successful recruitment programs.

The paper also provides guidance on how to evaluate the effectiveness of workforce development programs identifying components essential to success.

The 28 workforce development organizations featured in the paper include both building trades programs and successful efforts in the manufacturing, IT and healthcare sectors.