Initiatives

178 initiatives are working to improve the learn-and-work ecosystem. Initiatives are focusing in one or two areas, as well as in many areas.
 
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The Workforce Futures Initiative

Understanding the Landscape of Industry Certifications

Unmudl Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace

Wellspring Initiative from 1EdTech Foundation, Phase 1 & 2

Workforce Compass

Workforce Development, Training & Education Support Via Federal-Aid Highway Program Formula Funds in States

Workforce Equity Dashboard & Advancing Workforce Equity Guide (National Fund for Workforce Solutions)

Workforce Training Partnerships, Good Jobs Challenge, US Department of Commerce

XCredit Skills Validation – Education Design Lab

Year to Career Through Micro-Pathways (Year to Career)

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Accreditors / Quality Assurance Entities institutional accreditors, specialized accreditors, national accreditors, quality assurance entities
Career Advisers, Coaches, Navigators advisers/coaches/mentors/navigators focused on youth & adult populations; researchers focused on career/technical education (CTE) pathways
Community Colleges community & technical college developments such as program innovations/improvements, serving diverse populations, research, outcomes, alliances/partnerships
Database Experts database/data systems practitioners, interoperability/standards, researchers
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) working to build fairer learn-and-work ecosystem through DEI approaches
Employers CEOs, HR & frontline managers focused on hiring/training for skills & competencies, job registries/platforms, common job descriptors, diverse workforce, partnerships with credential providers, work/learn programs
Finance funding models for credentialing options, tuition assistance programs, learn/earn models, tech costs
Intermediaries nonprofit & for-profit networks/coalitions, membership organizations, governmental entities, think tanks providing services for capacity-building, technical assistance, research, advocacy
International developments outside the United States in policy, research, cross-national collaborations, technology
Journalists explaining current/future ecosystem to public & niche audiences including national press & social media purveyors
Learners, Students currently enrolled & prospective learner seeking education & training
Learning Verification & Transcripting verifying skills/competencies from classroom & non-classroom learning; building digital records & data tech standards to exchange learning throughout ecosystem
Military military recording/verifications of learning & work, crosswalks to civilian systems, career navigation services, transition centers
Philanthropy / Foundation foundations/other funders investing in efforts to support learn-and-work ecosystem
Policymakers federal, state, employer, union, accreditation, education institutions, & community-based entities whose rules, regulations & accountability requirements guide learn/work ecosystem
Prison education federal & state prisons, jails & juvenile detention centers that offer inmates educational & work programs
Researchers studying developments in learn/work ecosystem
Schools (K-12) developments in elementary & secondary education
Student Services business services, financial services, health services, academic advising & tutoring, counseling, inclusion & community, campus safety, alumni programs, on-campus housing, veteran services
Third-Party Providers corporate credentialers, nonprofit & for-profit learning companies & alliances
Universities four-year college & university developments such as program innovations &improvements, serving diverse populations, research, outcomes, alliances/partnerships
Workforce Agencies federal, state & local efforts to administer workforce development activities, improvements in workforce development systems

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