The association has many years of delivering work based learning programmes for employers ranging from small to large organisations across all occupational sectors. The association has a track record of engaging with schools, employers and advice and guidance organisations in promoting Education-Business partnerships and life long learning. Among activities they concentrate on raising awareness of progression routes to HE through vocational training using the Government’s Apprenticeship programme as a vehicle to engage young learners. The Association extends activities to engage adults in under-represented areas for example those not in education, employment or training and women in non-traditional occupations such as engineering and construction. Also included are older learners, women returnees to employment and those with disabilities or long-term illnesses seeking to return to the workplace.

http://hwlln.ac.uk/documents/Engaging_Adult_Learners_Pilot_P...

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The program requires all participants to be Chicago citizens and to have exhausted
unemployment benefits. Participants have years of work experience (9.5 million hours
combined), 45 percent had a bachelors degree or higher, and on average were making
$46,000 annually. Also known as “the forgotten middle,” these job seekers do not fall into
many support programs targeting the unemployed.
The six-day/week, six-month CCT model is divided into three segments: classroom,
work-based and service learning. Each week the participant will spend two days in each
area and receive a stipend from the city paid for in part by parking meter funds. MCHC
worked with its member hospitals to create awareness of the CCT program and provide
information on how to become involved as a work-based learning partner.

http://www.mchc.com/EWEB/upload/June NL 2010.pdf