Today, businesses and labor unions are placing greater emphasis on the value of formal education and training programs – ranging from corporate universities to partnerships with community colleges and other providers – as well as relationships with public agencies, including welfare-to-work and school-to-work programs.
These efforts recognize that technologically advanced learning must be grounded in real-world curriculums that are relevant to changing business needs and that it be provided in flexible venues that open access to development of skills to as many workers as possible.