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Strengthening Life Skills for Youth: A Practical Guide to Quality Programming
Strengthening Life Skills for Youth: A Practical Guide to Quality Programming
Strengthening Life Skills for Youth: A Practical Guide to Quality Programming

This guide helps donors and youth-serving organizations in enhancing the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of life skills programming and training based on the International Youth Foundation (IYF) nine Life Skills Standards of Excellence.
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Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults

This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
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The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education
The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education
The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education

This article presents the most recent research concerning the impact of academic-related stress, including discussion of the impact on students’ learning capacity and academic performance, mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances and substance use.
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Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP) General Fact Sheet
Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP) General Fact Sheet
Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP) General Fact Sheet

This fact sheet details Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAP) requirements and the importance of IRAPs.
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Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence
Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence
Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence

This article discusses the importance of teaching teenagers social and emotional learning in improving career outcomes.
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To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good
To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good
To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good

This report highlights the need for government, academia, donor organizations, and the private sector to collaborate on social science research through funding, data, ethics, research quality, and research training.
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A Guide to Understanding Career and Technical Education
A Guide to Understanding Career and Technical Education
A Guide to Understanding Career and Technical Education

This guide provides a summary of the value of Career and Technical Education as well as a glossary of terms, branches of government, business associations, and student organizations meant for anyone conducting outreach in the CTE Community.
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Why Social and Emotional Learning and Employability Skills Should Be Prioritized in Education
Why Social and Emotional Learning and Employability Skills Should Be Prioritized in Education
Why Social and Emotional Learning and Employability Skills Should Be Prioritized in Education

This brief highlights the need for social and emotional learning in schools as a key of success to workforce development.
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U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees
U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees
U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees

This report provides additional information supporting the claim that learning a new language opens career paths and increases employment opportunities for students.
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11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business
11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business
11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business

This article details 11 lessons businesses can learn from history to ensure a better present and improved future business outcomes.
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How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business
How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business
How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business

This article gives small businesses recommendations for creating partnerships with colleges and universities.
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Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It
Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It
Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It

This report presents the key findings from a three-year international study that investigated workplace well-being, the activities most effective for enhancing well-being, and the benefits for organizations fostering well-being for their employees.
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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)

This article highlights three findings from research on the definition of self-awareness and how to improve it.
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Connecting Community Colleges with Employers: A Toolkit for Building Successful Partnerships
Connecting Community Colleges with Employers: A Toolkit for Building Successful Partnerships
Connecting Community Colleges with Employers: A Toolkit for Building Successful Partnerships

This toolkit offers practical advice on how community college leaders can take a deliberate approach to communication with potential partners in their community, including local businesses and industry leaders.
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Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit
Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit
Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit

This toolkit helps educators and business/industry representatives strengthen the CTE pathways system through advisory committees. It includes a guide for business/industry members on roles and responsibilities, with related interactive forms.
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Bridging the Soft Skills Gap
Bridging the Soft Skills Gap
Bridging the Soft Skills Gap

This report makes a case for partnerships between business and education sectors and outlines strategies already being used successfully across the country as well as providing recommendations for businesses looking to help students develop soft skills for the workplace.
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The Importance of Teaching History In Business Schools
The Importance of Teaching History In Business Schools
The Importance of Teaching History In Business Schools

This article explains why business schools should teach history to better prepare their graduates for successful business careers.
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A Better Way to Teach History
A Better Way to Teach History
A Better Way to Teach History

This article examines examples of history taught through thinking abilities and processes.
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ACTE's Industry Connect Blog: Connecting Educators and Employers
ACTE's Industry Connect Blog: Connecting Educators and Employers
ACTE's Industry Connect Blog: Connecting Educators and Employers

This blog gives business, industry leaders, and educators the opportunity to connect with each other by sharing information, news, and activities that emphasize the connections between CTE and industry
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Defining Quality: Business and Community Partnerships
Defining Quality: Business and Community Partnerships
Defining Quality: Business and Community Partnerships

This documents shares the Quality CTE Program of Study Framework criteria within the Business and Community Partnerships element, recommends types of evidence that programs should consider when assessing their performance, and describes exemplary CTE partnerships.
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How to Manage Self Monitoring Employees
How to Manage Self Monitoring Employees
How to Manage Self Monitoring Employees

This article provides recommendations to managers on how to manage self-monitoring employees without discouraging their initiative.
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8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health
8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health
8 Ways Managers Can Support Employees’ Mental Health

This article lists ways business managers and leaders can support employees as they face new stressors, safety concerns, and economic upheaval due to COVID-19. The authors offer eight concrete actions managers and leaders can take today.
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How Organizations Can Help Employees Self-Manage
How Organizations Can Help Employees Self-Manage
How Organizations Can Help Employees Self-Manage

This article lists strategies for businesses in creating a workplace that enables employees to self-manage. To remain competitive, an organization must learn how to optimize people’s performance.
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How to Teach Ethical Decision Making Skills to Employees
How to Teach Ethical Decision Making Skills to Employees
How to Teach Ethical Decision Making Skills to Employees

Recommendations for company leaders on how to teach employees to make ethical decisions.