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.
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Readiness Isn’t Enough. That’s Why Young People Need Apprenticeship More Than Ever
Being prepared for work isn’t enough in today’s labor market. Students need to be connected to opportunities, and apprenticeship does just that.
New Healthcare Apprenticeship Initiative Puts the Focus on Employers
The University of Wisconsin Health system is launching the first national employer-led intermediary for healthcare apprenticeships.
“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.
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 initiative puts employers in the driver’s seat, a big change…
Credential Lag
Preventing workforce bottlenecks for emerging tech industries and the AI infrastructure buildout. Also, 800+ applications for $60M aimed at helping women thrive in the workplace, and essays on bringing AI into workforce training and what career support gets wrong.
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What We Got Wrong (and Right) about Bringing AI into Workforce Training
Training providers are under enormous pressure to integrate AI, but sometimes getting it right means slowing down and asking, why?
Measuring the Launch and Calling It the Voyage
What today’s career support gets wrong, and how it needs to change in the age of AI.
AI’s Disruption Demands Bolder Action. Prediction Markets Could Deliver
Philanthropy took the early risk on platforms tracking AI job disruption, and now it’s time for the private sector to creatively scale them.