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Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants Program (Electric Vehicles) – U.S. Department of Energy

Network Coordination Hub for National Network for Microelectronics Education – National Science Foundation & Department of Commerce

NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Tech-Labor Partnership on AI – AFL-CIO & Microsoft

Overview In December 2023, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and Microsoft Corp. launched a partnership to create an open dialogue to discuss how artificial […]

Digital Skills for Today’s Workforce Act – Proposed Amendment to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Overview The Digital Skills for Today’s Workforce Act is bipartisan legislation introduced on March 13, 2024, in the U.S. Congress. The Act would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act […]

National Work Readiness Council

National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC)

Overview In August 2024, the National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC) announced receipt of a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE). Consortium implementation […]

Future of Work and the Innovation Economy (FOWIE) Initiative – New America

Overview Established in 2023 by the Center on Education and Labor at New America (CELNA), the Future of Work and the Innovation Economy (FOWIE) initiative focuses on strengthening postsecondary education, workforce, […]

Online Program Managers (OPMs)

Kentucky Graduate Profile and Profile Academy

Overview Launched in 2021 by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the Kentucky Graduate Profile is a collaborative statewide initiative among Kentucky’s public postsecondary institutions. The initiative focuses on enhancing […]

Reach University Apprenticeship-based Degrees

Overview Reach University is a nonprofit university that focuses on K-12 teacher preparation and administrative credentials for school leaders. Credentials are acquired through an apprenticeship model. The mission of […]

New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities

Overview In December 2021, New Jersey’s community colleges and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association launched the New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities—Aligning Education to Build an Innovative Workforce. […]

Federal Youth Apprentice Pathway Program (U.S. Department of Labor’s ETA)

Overview In 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) launched the first Federal Youth Apprentice Pathway program. The program focuses on ways the federal agencies can partner […]

Center on Education & Labor — New America

The Center on Education & Labor is a part of New America, a nonprofit think and action tank, that develops policies, platforms, products, and new practices to advance equity and […]

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 […]

European Battery Alliance / European Battery Alliance Academy (Industry Sector Initiative)

Overview Launched by the European Commission in 2017, the European Battery Alliance (EBA) was created to enable Europe to compete globally in an industry sector critical to the green and […]

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, […]

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 […]

Playbook: Incremental Credentialing at the Graduate Level (Credential As You Go)

Overview Credential As You Go is an initiative working with many partners toward a nationally recognized transferable incremental credentialing system that increases the number of high-quality, post-high school credentials that lead […]

NOVA Workforce and Professional Development

NOVA Workforce and Professional Development is an initiative of Northern Virginia Community College. The initiative provides continuing education, professional training programs, and pathways to in-demand career fields. The initiative offers […]

Texas Policy on Community College Finance – Performance Funding (HB 8)

Overview House Bill 8 was passed unanimously in the Texas Senate and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbot in June 2023. HB 8 calls for strengthening community colleges by establishing a […]

Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center (KCWC) – Kentucky Chamber Foundation

Established in January 2017, the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center (KCWC) is a program provided by the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. The focus of the KCWC is to provide collaboration between educational […]

Playbook: Policy in Incremental Credentialing (Credential As You Go)

Jobs & Skills Australia

Z-Degree Initiatives

Overview A Z-Degree refers to a degree program, typically at the associate or bachelor’s level, where all the required courses and learning materials are available at zero cost to the […]

Blueprint for Maryland’s Future – Accountability & Implementation Board

Overview In February 2021, the state of Maryland created the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB). The goal of the cross-agency Board was to develop a comprehensive implementation plan for the Blueprint […]

Career Connected High School Grant Program

Overview In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Education launched the Career Connected High School Grant program. The $25 million program is providing grants to consortia of local educational agencies […]

Quality Assurance, Compliance & International Standards that Impact Companies

Research: A Typology and Policy Landscape Analysis of State Investments in Short Term Credential Pathways

Overview Many states have adopted strategies to recognize short-term credentials, however, there has been little coordinated information about these developments. HCM Strategists conducted a study (Stephanie M. Murphy, 2023) to […]

CTE Without Borders Policy Playbook (Career & Technical Education) – Advance CTE

Overview ‘Each learner can access CTE without borders’ is one of the five principles of Advance CTE’s Without Limits: A Shared Vision for the Future of Career Technical Education. The […]

Skills Framework

A structure that allows organizations to develop strategy on how to acquire necessary skills. It provides key sector information, occupations/job roles, and the required existing and emerging skills. The Frameworks […]

Short-Term-Credential Typology (HCM Strategists)

Overview HCM Strategists (HCM), with support from Lumina Foundation, conducted a comprehensive examination of short-term credential pathways across the U.S. HCM analyzed all 50 states to create a catalog of […]

America Achieves

National Pathways Initiative

Overview The National Pathways Initiative is a national coalition of leaders from education, business, government and the Civil Rights Community with a goal to champion high-quality pathways to help students […]

Research Survey: State Priorities for Higher Education in 2023 – State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)

Overview The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) conducted a survey of “State Priorities for Higher Education in 2023.” SHEEO provided an initial list of issues based on common […]

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