Resources & Publications

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NNSP develops and shares knowledge within the sector field. Listed below are recent publications - from NNSP and other sources - of interest to sector initiatives and their supporters. To see the description of any publication, click on the expand button (Expand) beside its title.

For webinar recordings, slideshows, and supporting materials (including publications), visit NNSP’s archive of past webinars.

For materials from NNSP's 2014 NNSP Virtual Conference, visit the conference resources page.

Highlighted Publications

NNSP / Insight Center Publications

  • THRIVE! Helping Older San Diegans Get Good Jobs through an Industry Sector Approach (2012) Expand
  • Do Businesses Think Federal Funding Should Support Workforce Training? (2011) Expand
  • Sector Snapshot: A Profile of Sector Initiatives, 2010 Expand
  • From Hidden Costs to High Returns: Unlocking the Potential of the Lower-Wage Workforce (2010) Expand
  • Business Benefits of Employee Development Literature Review (2010) Expand
  • Napa Hotel Sector Project (2009) Expand
  • Sacramento Regional Construction and Transportation Initiative (2009) Expand
  • Health Care Workforce Development Program (2009) Expand
  • A Growing Green Economy - Opportunities of Tomorrow (2009) Expand
  • An Evaluation Framework for State Sector Strategies (2008) Expand
  • Supporting Sector Strategies in the South (2008) Expand
  • Colorado Construction Sector Workforce Needs Study (2008) Expand
  • Sector Snapshots: A Profile of Sector Initiatives (2007) Expand
  • Sector Initiatives for Colorado's Long-Term Care Industry (2007) Expand
  • System Change in the Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities Sector Initiative (2007) Expand
  • Policy Report: Increasing Use of Dislocated Worker Funds (2007) Expand
  • Filling America's Jobs (2007) Expand
  • State Sector Strategies: Regional Solutions to Worker and Employer Needs (2006) Expand
  • Oregon Vineyard Workers Survey (2006) Expand
  • Staffing Agencies and the Hard-to-Employ Population (2005) Expand
  • Chinatown Families For Family Economic Success Coalition Sector Research (2005) Expand
  • The Road to Sector Success: A Guide for Workforce Boards (2004) Expand
  • From Processing Food to Fabricating Metals, (2004) Expand
  • Working Poor No More: How Three Bay Area Projects are Making Self Sufficiency a Reality (2004) Expand
  • Using the California Self-Sufficiency Standard in Practice: Ideas for Organizations and Public Agencies Working to Help Families (2004) Expand
  • Employing Offenders in San Francisco: A Sector Research Methodology, (2003) Expand
  • Putting the Pieces Together: Connecting Industries, Workers, and Communities to Strengthen Traditionally Low-Wage Sectors (2001) Expand
  • Regional Workforce Funding Collaboratives: Leading the Way for California’s Workers and Businesses Expand

 

Partner Publications

  • Innovative Collaborations between Workforce Boards and Employers Helped Meet Local Needs (2012) Expand
  • Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study (2010) Expand
  • Job Training That Works: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study (2009) Expand
  • Systems Change: A Survey of Program Activities (2008) Expand
  • Targeting Industries, Training Workers, and Improving Opportunities: The Final Report from the Sectoral Employment Initiative (2008) Expand
  • Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers (2007) Expand
  • Building Effective Employer Relations (2004) Expand
  • By Design: Engaging Employers in Workforce Development Organizations (2003) Expand
  • High Road Partnership Report Expand