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Downloadable guide from Work Shift. Long a pathway into the trades, apprenticeships now are also preparing Americans for new-collar jobs in fields from healthcare to tech.
This issue of The Job looks at how Minnesota is setting the gold standard for defining quality, as states seek to collect more and better data on workforce education programs. Also, many medical assisting certificate programs will fail the new gainful-employment rule. What’s the solution for this low-paying profession?
Workforce education has become good national politics, but dollars have been slow to follow.
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Measuring Quality
This issue of The Job looks at how Minnesota is setting the gold standard for defining quality, as states seek to collect more and better data on workforce education programs. Also, many medical assisting certificate programs will fail…
Full stack: Nonprofit bootcamp offers a path from career exploration to a job
This issue of The Job looks at a nonprofit bootcamp that is tapping a network of community organizations and apprenticeships to help low-income learners land a career in tech. Also, what a stalled state bill says about the policy…
The ‘Second City’ looks to be first in student supports
One Million Degrees, a leading provider of wrap-around supports, and City Colleges of Chicago are expanding their partnership in a big way. We talked with Aneesh Sohoni, CEO of the nonprofit,…
Our old way of training Americans for ‘good jobs’ is past its sell-by date
We’re at a pivot point in education and workforce development. Employers in the U.S. and its allies have an opportunity to accelerate their economies by collaborating to scale new pathways to prosperity. They need to seize that…
Curating a match
In this issue of The Job a Colorado nonprofit seeks to bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers. Also, an analysis of new federal data on the payoff of college programs and hints about what an emerging ROI tool might measure.
Microinterns? In one state, employers are slowly testing the idea
When Kansas became the first state to launch a microinternship program two years ago, students showed up, but fewer companies did. Now, the state is hoping to change that with a new grant program for employers and community colleges.
Stacking credentials pays off for many low-income students
New research from RAND and the U. of Michigan found that 4 in 10 low-income learners who earned certificates went on to add other credentials—and that they generally saw that pay off in more earnings.
The college payoff: ROI and economic mobility
We’ve rounded up the latest research on college ROI and economic mobility so you don’t have to.
Hunting for a common thread amid the hype around skills
This issue of The Job looks at how the Carnegie Foundation and ETS want to measure skills in K-12 and beyond. Also, an analysis of the ‘skillstech’ landscape, competency-based education in Alabama, and new tools on connecting college and careers.
