One Million Apprentices, Two Years to Go
With half a term left, the Trump administration still needs to see major growth in registered apprenticeship to meet its big goal of 1M active apprentices.
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For a Skills-Based Economy to Work, People Must Be at the Center
Talent doesn’t come from a single pathway—and opportunity shouldn’t either. As skills-based hiring continues to evolve, employers have an opportunity to place greater value on the skills people build throughout their lives and careers.
Could Degree Apprenticeships Improve Pay for Early Childhood Educators?
EDvance College has been testing out the model in California, where the median wage for childcare workers is below a living wage.
Why Big Workforce Problems Require Small Solutions
When solutions to labor shortages and turnover focus solely on patterns across an entire workforce, they fail to reach the individual worker who is just trying to figure out if they can make it to their…
One Million Apprentices
Marek Laco answers questions about the administration’s goal to hit 1M registered apprentices and shares thoughts on the progress to date. Also, views from across the pond on the U.S. push for apprenticeship degrees, an idea for tapping Labor Department…
No-Regrets Bets
Rachel Lipson calls for policies to help early-career workers, even if the AI jobs shock is limited. Also, Anthropic analyzes research on whether worker retraining can meet the moment, how degree apprenticeships from EDvance College help early childhood educators earn…
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The Rules Are Changing for Getting Entry-Level Jobs. But Individual Grit Won’t Fix A Structural Gap
Entry-level jobs now demand demonstrated competence, not just pedigree—but simply telling students that won’t be enough.
Building the Noncredit Data Infrastructure: State-by-State, Institution-by-Institution
Spurred on by Workforce Pell, the first true national movement to improve noncredit data is taking off. Much work remains.
The Best Interview Isn’t an Interview—It’s a Training Program
For workforce training to pay off, employers have to treat it like an integral part of their hiring process—and colleges have to build programs that…