Corporation for a Skilled Workforce is pleased to announce the launch of The Competency Project, a center focused on competencies as currency and economic mobility in the digital economy!

Our CEO Ryan Davis will be presenting tomorrow on #competenciesascurrency and new business models IMS Global Learning ! Check it out goo.gl/txuJsY CSW

System change, not process change. How leaders are preparing... Purpose Washing, Hustle Culture, and Automation: Business at a Crossroads by Inc. link.medium.com/gHQgjGVwUT

Care about education disparities? Human rights? Poverty and democracy? This student-run conference Harvard Kennedy School CPI 2020 is fantastic. We've been twice! Check it out and register here goo.gl/GwWrKz CSW

.Rhys interviews The.Ink, from Anand Giridharadas about his brilliant (and scathing) book "Winners Take All." We ask questions like: Should billionaires even exist? medium.com/@RhysLindmark/…

What if all people were hired based on the competencies they have no matter where they were acquired? Would that be a better matched, more equitable and inclusive labor market?

The higher ed business model has to evolve to meet the needs of the modern economy. Great article on the different obsticles faced by institutions in Michigan. crainsdetroit.com/education/high…. The Competency Project CSW #competencyisthenewcurrency

A unique view of the launch of the Non-Degree Credentials Research Network -- a fantastic dialogue between researchers and stakeholders so far in DC GW University Lumina Foundation

#RFP: We are looking to fund a cohort of organizations and/or higher education institutions that further the research, development and scaling of basic needs initiatives at two-year and four-year campuses. Learn more and apply by June 7. ecmcfoundation.org/informed/2019/…

Per LinkedIn 1/3 of core job skills will change in the next five years. The Competency Project CSW’s new center is promoting strategies to help the workforce adapt to this new environment. #WORKCON2019

Apprenticeships are a great way for workers to get the skills they need to fill in-demand jobs. SB 2024 –the IL Apprenticeship Study Bill– will help more workers and businesses take advantage of this #earnandlearn model. IL House Democrats ILHouseGOP @younginvincible Chicago Jobs Council

In news we hope makes #HigherEd #Data geeks’ hearts flutter, Credential Engine has partnered with 1EdTech to increase use of connectivity and transparency standards, giving people a better understanding of #credentials. Read Inside Higher Ed story here: bit.ly/2HxuMx4

College promise policies will have limited impact on adult learners unless community colleges change their business models to meet the needs of working adult students.