PUB DATE 1996-04-08

Arguing that workforce training is fundamental to the community college mission, this report discusses the necessity for re-examining related national policy and presents models for developing programs that meet current and future workforce training needs. Following an introduction highlighting community colleges ' customer responsiveness, provision of training, community leadership, and experience with partnerships, the second section describes the status of workforce training at community colleges. The third section reviews general characteristics of workforce development models, including flexibility, responsiveness, cost effectiveness, accountability, and quality, and presents information on and organizational charts for the following models: state workforce development systems, block grant funding/state-local planning processes, workforce development systems/economic development networks, community college/workforce education and training delivery systems, and system