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'''Workforce Strategy Center''' (WSC) is a [[nonprofit organization]] that works with federal, state and local [[workforce development]] and economic development agencies and [[community colleges]] to align policies and practices to help workers advance in a changing economy.<ref>Peter, Tom A. (February 25, 2008)."[https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2008/0225/p01s01-usgn.html Robots set to overhaul service industry, jobs]", ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]''. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref><ref>Anglin, Roland V. (2017) ''Promoting Sustainable Local and Community Economic Development'', Routledge. {{ISBN|9781351552998}}</ref> The organization focuses on working with other entities to transition workers displaced from their previous jobs into new careers.

The WSC were involved in the [[Career Pathways]] model, a framework for career advancement,<ref>Education Commission of the States (2007) "[http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/75/67/7567.pdf Economic and Workforce Development]", ''The Progress of Education Reform 2007'', Vol. 8, No. 2. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref><ref>Levinson, David L. (2005). ''Community Colleges: A Reference Handbook'', ABC-CLIO. {{ISBN|9781576077665}} p 159.</ref> for which they have been credited as one of the "major players".<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100816005931/https://www.league.org/league/projects/ccti/files/Systemic_Framework.pdf Career Pathways as a Systemic Framework: Rethinking Education for Student Success in College and Careers]'', (2007), The League for Innovation in the Community College. Archived from [https://www.league.org/league/projects/ccti/files/Systemic_Framework.pdf the original] on August 16, 2010.</ref> Other work includes the 2001 coauthored ''The Case For Community Colleges: Aligning Higher Education and Workforce Needs in Massachusetts'', recommending significant changes to [[community college]]s.<ref>Carmichael, Mary (November 19, 2011). "[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/11/19/community-colleges-dispute-report-call-for-dramatic-changes-oversight-and-funding/HnbSqKe2vVZyUbIeUIFB1N/story.html Community colleges dispute call for overhaul]", ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. Retrieved January 30, 2018.</ref><ref>Shaffer, David (2013) "Workforce Development in Community Colleges", in Lane, Jason; Johnstone, D. Bruce ''Higher Education Systems 3.0: Harnessing Systemness, Delivering Performance'', SUNY Press, {{ISBN|9781438449784}}. pp 250-251.</ref>

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