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 the new gainful-employment rule. What’s the solution for this low-paying profession?
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, about what that means for the city's students.
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 environment for outcomes-based loans.
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.
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.
Earn and learn: Internships for high school students, ROI’s moment, and Guild’s rebrand
This issue of The Job looks at how Tulsa’s public schools are partnering with a nonprofit to offer paid corporate internships to high school students. Also, college ROI continues its moment, and Guild rebrands while doubling down on career advancement.
Landing a tech job with hands-on learning and an insider’s guidance
This issue of The Job look at Springboard’s bootcamps, which feature project-based learning and personal mentors. Also, an analysis finds that few for-profit programs would clear the Workforce Pell wage test from House Republicans. And an OPM says employers want more nondegree credentials.
Could intermediaries be the key to making apprenticeships take off?
This issue of The Job looks at a new group's push for funding of intermediaries that help set up and run apprenticeships. Also, an employer-backed project on “durable” skills, which could boost skills-based hiring, and a key Democrat budges on the fight over for-profits accessing Pell Grants for short-term programs.
A new way to measure durable skills
America Succeeds has joined up with CompTIA to create a new assessment for skills like critical thinking and communication. We talked to Tim Taylor, the nonprofit’s president, about how this new tool can help make skills-based hiring a reality.
The failure of vouchers in workforce training
This issue of The Job looks at a new analysis of the fragmented WIOA job training system and its 75K eligible programs, and a call to move away from voucher-style funding. Also, what information adult learners of color want on college programs.