Center for Workforce Development (CWD), Institute for Educational Leadership

The Center for Workforce Development at the Institute for Educational Leadership is managing the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth. For more than thirty-five years, IEL-a non-profit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC-has worked to achieve better results for children and youth. At the heart of IEL's effectiveness is a unique ability to bring people together to identify and resolve issues across policy, program, and sector boundaries. IEL's Center for Workforce Development focuses on helping leaders in both the public and private sectors build bridges that connect individuals with both learning institutions and the workplace. The Center has been involved in research or technical assistance on a number of major initiatives -- most notably school-to-work, standards, and youth issues.