Systemic Workforce Development Problems Hinder Semiconductor Training Programs
This issue brief examines barriers in workforce development that threaten to derail the momentum around training hundreds of thousands of Americans for semiconductor technician jobs.
Getting to Work
With AI’s job impacts looming, a broad commission of experts say the U.S. needs to go big with a coordinated plan for educating and training workers. Also, a research brief…
Semiconductor Investments Are Changing Regional Workforce Development Systems. Can They Be Transformational?
Introducing a series of issue briefs looking at workforce training responses in four U.S. regions—the sites of some of the nation’s largest semiconductor company investments.
While Others ‘Vibecode,’ the Labor Department Keeps it Real on AI
A new federal AI framework is about practical workforce guidance rather than existential hand-wringing.
Pay for Performance
As the feds roll out $145M in performance-based funding for apprenticeship, California and Maryland offer examples of how to do it well. Also, a vibe shift on AI as potential…
Federal Apprenticeship Program Follows California’s Lead—Just as State Funding Faces Cuts
The state’s pay-for-success apprenticeship model, launched in 2022, has led to a big increase in “nontraditional” apprentices. But continued funding is at risk.
How Will Workforce Pell Change Student Decisions about Nondegree Credentials?
New program at Pew tackles significant questions about how students use and pay for increasingly popular short-term credentials.
High Demand, Low Wage
A new federal “do no harm” wage rule draws broad support but doesn’t solve the problem of preparing workers for societally valuable jobs with poverty-level pay.
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