Transitioning to the New Economy: Individual, Regional, and Intermediation Influences on Workforce Retraining Outcomes

Harvey Goldstein; N. Lowe; M. Donegan

doi:10.1080/00343404.2010.486786

Transitioning to the New Economy: Individual, Regional, and Intermediation Influences on Workforce Retraining Outcomes

Harvey Goldstein, N. Lowe, M. Donegan

MODUL University Vienna

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Abstract

The problem of helping workers employed in older manufacturing sectors shift to jobs in growing, high-technology sectors continues to frustrate workforce and economic development officials. An innovative retraining programme in North Carolina has been instituted to train former workers for jobs in pharmaceuticals and biomanufacturing. This study examines what factors best explain whether trainees are successful in receiving job offers after completing their programmes, with a special focus on whether training providers that serve workforce intermediary roles, in addition to their educational role, lead to more successful outcomes for their trainees.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-118
Number of pages	14
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2010.486786
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

BioWork
Job training
New Economy
Workforce
Workforce intermediary

UN SDGs

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