For Hyundai Steel, Donaldsonville Came Down to Location, Location, Workforce
This town of 7K has been passed over for industrial investment, despite its prime location on the banks of the Mississippi. It finally got the formula right with a $30M training center.
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Got an Idea for a Noncredit Program? Central New Mexico Community College is All Ears
Even as many colleges ramp up short-term credentials, few are investing and experimenting like this one in Albuquerque, N.M.
Where Is Your Tugboat?
In workforce tech, we’re stuck on the idea of complex overhauls. But what our complicated system really needs is smaller, nimbler projects that continuously improve and create.
Indiana Is Building a World-Class Youth Apprenticeship System. Will Employers Show Up?
The state is putting industry in the driver’s seat, as it hopes to reach a scale for high school apprentices rarely seen in the United States.
Civic Infrastructure
Growing Inland Achievement seeks to help the Inland Empire’s 4.7M residents with transition points from kindergarten to employment. The regional convener is part of StriveTogether’s network, which is getting attention from foundations and state policymakers. Also, Central New Mexico Community…
Signature Investments
New analysis of major workforce investments in five states, with policy lessons and opportunities for what comes next. Also, an update on Indiana’s bid to serve 50K youth apprentices, and a framework for scaling job training to meet the AI…
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Scaling Workforce Development to Meet the AI Moment: A Four-Wave Framework for Understanding the Field’s Progress
In this issue brief, Matthew Muench, a veteran of major philanthropic pushes on workforce, proposes a new structure for understanding why most organizations remain sub-scale…
Job Postings Aren’t Jobs
Here’s what labor market researchers need to know before using job postings data.
Scientists May Design Quantum Tech, but Community College Grads Will Build It
As quantum moves beyond the lab, operational roles in photonics, advanced manufacturing, cyber, and industrial maintenance will take center stage.