Workforce

Download the executive summary of this upcoming brief.

Latinos are important for the country's current and future human capital. Excelencia's workforce portfolio continues the use of data-driven analysis to identify effective practices and policies and includes:

• The brief, Advancing American Economic Competitiveness through Latino Immigrant Worker Success
• The brief Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Promoting the Education and Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers in America
• Data on Latinos in the workforce and selected professions
• Analysis of selected federally-funded workforce development programs

Tomorrow's Workforce Audio Conference

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Excelencia in Education hosted a Tomorrow's Workforce Audio Conference. During this event, a group of educators discussed the topics and policy recommendations in the 2008 publication, Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Promoting the Education and Advancement of Hispanic Immigrant Workers in America. 

Supplemental materials for this audio conference included: 

• Video of the Capitol Hill Briefing Highlights and Recommendations - Tapping an Emerging Workforce: Latino Immigrants
• Powerpoint Presentation Slides