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.
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…
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.
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,…
Calling Counselors
Colleges are experimenting with apprenticeships and stackable credentials to make the route to a counseling career more manageable. Also, an AI roundup featuring takes on regulation from the pope and…
Apprenticeships and Degree ‘Unbundling’ Aim to Get More People into Careers in Counseling
Colleges and training providers are reimagining routes into good jobs in behavioral health, a field that has traditionally required years of costly education before workers ever see a client.
Expanding Apprenticeship
The vast majority of U.S. businesses are small and medium-sized, but few participate in apprenticeship. Targeted government grants and tax credits could help them get off the sidelines. Also, reimagining…
Connecting the Tangled Systems of Reentry Training and Employment
Formerly incarcerated people must navigate a maze of government systems, workforce programs, and parole requirements as they try to land jobs. The company Workbay aims to make it all easier.
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