Prioritizing Industry
A growing group of two-year colleges emphasize high-value programs over ones that don’t pay, with an emerging playbook from Aspen and CCRC. Also, a Louisiana community college helps bring high-wage steel jobs to town, new…
Hyundai Steel Needed a Site for a $6B U.S. Plant. It Came Down to Location, Location, Workforce
Donaldsonville, La., had been repeatedly passed over for industrial projects, despite its prime location on the banks of the Mississippi. It finally got the formula right with a $30M training…
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…
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…
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 and what it would take…
Employers Can’t Fix a Broken System One Training Program at a Time
More employers are stepping up to fund training, especially in the skilled trades. That’s a good thing—but they’re at risk of creating one-off workarounds that don’t add up to anything…
In a Forever Boomtown, Austin Community College Goes Big to Train all the Builders
The college is creating a new campus for the skilled trades and advanced manufacturing to meet employers’ needs and help more residents tap into the thriving local economy.
Workforce Hub
A campus for skilled trades in Travis County seeks to meet evolving needs of employers and help more residents benefit from a booming local economy. Also, a new healthcare apprenticeship…
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