Workforce Pell’s Slow Rollout Begins
As Workforce Pell officially launches this month, predictions are becoming reality with only a sliver of short-term programs qualifying in states from coast to coast.
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.
Now That Workforce Pell Is Here, Colleges Must Quash These Three Myths About Stackable Credentials
A lot of myths have grown up around stackable credentials. Here are three of the most persistent ones—and how institutions can respond to them.
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…
Paying for Training
An austere congressional budget bill makes clear that the feds aren’t going to meaningfully boost funding for job training, while states are already straining to continue major workforce programs. Also,…
AI Safety Net
Emerging partnerships between AI labs and philanthropies seek to measure and prepare for the tech’s impacts on jobs—but the clock is ticking. Also, the final federal rules for Workforce Pell,…
Workforce Pell is Here. Noncredit Qualifies with Caveats
Noncredit programs must be offered in clock hours to be eligible for the new program, and they also must clear a lot of other bars.
“Green Jobs” Are Just Good Jobs Now
Despite the Trump administration’s rollback of incentives for the green energy transition, job training programs are growing at community colleges—with strong demand from states and employers.
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