FutureReady States— Lumina Foundation
Credential Value Index (CVI) – Burning Glass Institute
Career Launch
The Role of Workforce Boards in the Learn-and-Work Ecosystem
Growth of Digital Tools: Digital Wallets, Skills Passports, and Digital ID Wallets
Research Report: “Degrees of Risk”—American Student Assistance & Jobs for the Future
College Fluency Capacity Building Initiative
Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
CredCompare – Education Design Lab
Skills-Based Practices: An Employer Journey Map – Maturity Diagnostic & Readiness Assessment – Jobs for the Future
Occupational Mobility Explorer – Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia & Cleveland
University Efforts to Serve Working Learners – Georgia Institute of Technology & Western Governors University
ASA Center for Career Navigation at JFF
Overview In July 2024, Jobs for the Future (JFF) with support from a multi-year $25 million grant from American Student Assistance, announced it will create the ASA Center for Career […]
Rework America Alliance
The Rework America Alliance is an initiative originally launched by the Markle Foundation, and now managed by Jobs for the Future. The alliance is focused on providing assistance and resources […]
Justice and Mobility Fund — Blue Meridian Partners
Overview The Justice and Mobility Fund is a collaboration launched in 2019 by Blue Meridian Partners and the Ford Foundation, with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. […]
Center for Justice & Economic Advancement — Jobs for the Future
Overview An initiative of Jobs for the Future (JFF), the Center for Justice & Economic Advancement partners with employers, education and training providers, corrections agencies, and others to promote education, […]
Student Success Center Network — Jobs for the Future
The Student Success Center Network (SSCN) initiative began in 2012 and is managed by the Jobs for the Future (JFF) organization. SSCN collaborates with approximately half of all public community […]
Postsecondary State Network — Jobs for the Future
The Postsecondary State Network, also known as the Postsecondary Network (PSN), was convened twice annually by Jobs For the Future (JFF) from 2012 through 2019. The Network includes the 16-state […]
Recover Stronger
In 2021, Jobs for the Future JFF launched the Recover Stronger initiative in response to the significant disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This initiative sees the challenges created by […]
Center for a Skills First Future (SFF) – SHRM Foundation
Overview In April 2024, SHRM and the SHRM Foundation announced that its new Skills-First Center of Excellence (SFCOE) will launch in early 2025. The goal of SFCOE is to modernize […]
Young Adult Talent Development Network
The Young Adult Talent Development (YATD) Network is an initiative of the Jobs for the Future (JFF) organization, designed to provide information and research to help communities establish talent development […]
Resource Community for Higher Education in Prison (RCHEP) — Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
Overview Developed by the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, the Resource Community for Higher Education in Prison (RCHEP) offers an interactive platform where practitioners, students, graduates, advocates, administrators, and […]
The Manufacturing Readiness Project – SOLID LLC
Overview The Manufacturing Readiness Project launched in 2023 to make it easier for military veterans to find quality civilian careers in manufacturing—and for manufacturers to build a talented workforce. The […]
Second Chance Business Coalition (Employment/Advancement for People with Criminal Records)
Overview Second chance programs provide employment opportunities to individuals with a criminal record, supporting their reentry into the workforce, upward mobility once employed, and improving equity in employment. Business Roundtable […]
Success, Redefined: How Nondegree Pathways Empower Youth to Chart Their Own Course to Confidence, Employability, and Financial Freedom – Research Study
Overview As reported in Success, Redefined (October 2023), Jobs for the Future (JFF) and American Student Assistance partnered to study how nondegree pathways empower youth to chart their own course […]
Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work – Jobs for the Future
Overview In June 2023, Jobs for the Future (JFF) launched the Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work. The Center is founded in the recognition that AI is […]
Student Financial Aid Models – Finance
LER Ecosystem Map (Learning & Employment Records)
Overview Learning and Employment Records (LERs) are digital records of learning and experience that are linked to and may be controlled by learners and earners. LERS are proposed to include […]
Improving Economic Mobility for Adult Learners Initiative – Achieving the Dream & Jobs for the Future
Overview Achieving the Dream (ATD) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) are leading the Improving Economic Mobility for Adult Learners Initiative which launched in June 2023 and runs through December […]
GitLab Foundation
Education Quality Outcomes Standards Board (EQOS)
LifeJourney – AI-Powered Skills & Competency Toolkit
Overview On February 22, 2023, Territorium launched LifeJourney, an AI-powered toolkit designed to facilitate the intersections and transitions between K-12, higher education, and workforce readiness. The secure and interoperable toolkit: […]
UnidosUS
Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All – Education Strategy Group
Overview The Launch: Equitable and Accelerated Pathways for All initiative was announced in February 2023 by the Education Strategy Group. The national initiative is developing college and career pathways that […]
Multiple Pathways Initiative – Business Roundtable
Overview The Multiple Pathways Initiative (MPI) launched in December 2020 by the Business Roundtable to provide resources to help employers reform hiring and advancement practices to emphasize the value of […]
Mapping Learning & Employment Records (LERs)
Overview The Digital Credentials Consortium (DCC), hosted at MIT Open Learning, is partnering with NationSwell (a B Corp dedicated to providing essential support to impact-driven leaders and organizations through a […]
CTE Leadership Collaborative
Overview The CTE Leadership Collaborative launched in 2018 by ECMC Foundation to bring together diverse perspectives and equip postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) leaders with the tools, resources and skills […]
Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) (EQOS Framework)
Overview Educational Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) launched as an independent nonprofit organization in April 2020. EQOS created a common set of metrics around the efficacy and quality of education and […]
Outcomes for Opportunity (O4O) – Jobs for the Future & Google.org
Overview Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Google.org established the Outcomes for Opportunity (O4O) initiative to enable workforce development boards and nonprofit job training providers to make better use of outcomes […]
Walmart Foundation / Walmart
Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Prior Learning Assessment, Credit for Prior Learning, Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit Pathways, Noncredit-to-Credit Articulation
Employer Partnerships With Education Providers
Apprenticeship / Apprenticeships
Skills-Driven State Community of Practice Initiative — National Governors Association
Overview The National Governors Association (NGA) supports participating states in developing skills-based pathways to opportunity. Efforts focus on quality assurance, data collection, and the connection to good jobs. In the […]
Skillful – Markle Foundation, Rework America Alliance, Jobs for the Future
Overview Skillful, a nonprofit initiative of the Markle Foundation, works to develop resources to accelerate the adoption of skills-based practices to reduce bias in hiring and talent management and open […]