State leaders convened at NGA’s Summer Workforce Symposium to discuss ways to enhance the skilled workforce & economic opportunities, youth employment, AI, economic landscape & more! Click here to check it out: nga.org/news/commentar…

A report by researchers at University of Illinois and Illinois Economic Policy Institute emphasizes construction #apprenticeships’ role as a pathway to the middle class. Read more here: wvpe.org/2023-08-15/rep…

👀Check out this episode of Gaining Altitude: Building an economy that works for everyone. Raphael Bostic, President and CEO of Alliance member Atlanta Fed. The episode focuses on building an inclusive economy, overcoming institutional barriers, and more: news.delta.com/gaining-altitu…

A briefing from J.P. Morgan focuses on building a skilled #Workforce and driving more inclusive economic growth: "The most significant challenges to increased labor productivity growth in the United States are insufficient skilled labor supply..." jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jp…

Rework America Alliance member Goodwill Industries International is rolling out a new training program to give people equal access to careers in the banking industry🏦 Click here to learn more: wsoctv.com/news/local/ban…

From Alliance member Grads of Life: "Just switching to #skills and removing degree requirements is not enough to move the needle on #diversity, equity and inclusion; employers must provide #wages that allow employees to cover their families’ basic needs." bit.ly/3PAUN1u

“It’s not the economy that’s resilient, it's women that are resilient in that #economy." - Jocelyn Frye, the president of Alliance member National Partnership Not everyone has recovered equally from the women’s #recession. Check out this piece from 19thnews: 19thnews.org/2023/09/women-…

Great to see two Alliance members (Opportunity@Work & Futuro Health) highlighted in this piece on how occupational segregation drives persistent inequality by Steve Lohr. Click here to check it out: nytimes.com/2023/09/04/bus…

A recent The Brookings Institution report focuses on the skills and opportunity pathways to building an inclusive workforce for the future. brookings.edu/articles/skill…

Check out Per Scholas Diverse by Design! Per Scholas Diverse by Design is the preeminent leadership resource in how to develop and retain #diverse #technology talent. Click here to learn more: perscholas.org/per-scholas-di…

Did you know?🤔 Businesses applying a #skills-based approach can increase #productivity by over 70%, improve #retention rates by 34%. Skills-based practices work! Check out the new Skillful Talent Series courses to learn how you can start to implement this approach today👇

Check out how Rework America Alliance member Google is using #AI (artificial intelligence) to help more college students graduate: publicpolicy.google/article/ai-hel…

Alliance member IBM committed to training 2 Million in artificial intelligence (#AI) in three years, with a focus on underrepresented communities: finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-commi…

.McKinsey & Company's recent report explores what’s next for the future of #work and identifies which occupations are likely to add or shed #jobs. Click here to read: mck.co/USgenAI

According to a poll conducted by Alliance member edX, nearly half of CEOs — 49% — say #AI could effectively replace “most,” or even “all,” of their own roles, and 47% say it might even be a good thing. More here: cnbc.com/2023/09/19/nea…

In a new piece, Trenae Thomas manager of workforce equity at Markle Foundation, writes about the importance of equity for America's shifting #workforce and how a skills-focused approach to #TalentManagement can help improve workforce equity: markle.org/workforce-equi…

Check out this #Skills-first roundtable with LinkedIn Learning, Jobs for the Future (JFF), United Airlines, and Rework Americal Alliance members Opportunity@Work and Grads of Life. Watch 👉 linkedin.com/learning/the-s…

Check out this Techpoint piece on three action steps needed to inclusively grow the #Indiana workforce by 41,000 workers and secure Indiana’s #Economic future. One of these steps involves employers adopting a #Skills-based hiring process: techpoint.org/three-action-s…

During our two-year partnership with Urban League Twin Cities and Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota, nearly 11,000 job seekers received services. Job placement at $20+/hour increased from 7.8% to 31.4%📈 Learn more here: markle.org/goodwill-easte…

.Elyse Rosenblum, Founder of Alliance member Grads of Life, will be joining @AneeshRaman, VP at LinkedIn, and @abbielundberg, Editor in Chief at MIT Sloan Management Review for a conversation about developing/expanding a skills-first talent strategy. Learn more here: events.sloanreview.mit.edu/mitsmr/A-Skill…