Shipbuilding Workforce
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Virginia, has graduated 1,350 workers through its Accelerated Training and Defense Manufacturing program, helping meet the U.S. shipbuilding sector’s need for 250,000 new workers over the next decade. The effort is backed by a $7.7 billion federal investment and partnerships with firms such as BAE and Northrop Grumman. Meanwhile, Reach University launched the nation’s first Apprenticeship College of Health in Washington, aiming to train 1,000 behavioral‑health apprentices in five years. Both initiatives illustrate how public‑private collaborations are tackling critical labor gaps in defense manufacturing and healthcare.
Launching the Newest Class of Shipbuilders
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research’s Accelerated Training and Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) program in Danville, Virginia, is set to graduate roughly 1,000 skilled shipbuilders each year after opening a 100,000‑square‑foot facility in 2022. Since its 2021 launch, the four‑month...
People Investment Strategy
Oklahoma launched the Talent Accelerator, an employer‑led, performance‑based training program funded with a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Industry‑Driven Skills Training Fund. The initiative aims to upskill 700 workers in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing and AI, offering...
Public-Private Workforce Training Takes Flight in Oklahoma
Oklahoma launched the Talent Accelerator in February, a performance‑based, employer‑led training program funded with a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Industry‑Driven Skills Training Fund. The initiative targets high‑growth sectors such as aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing and AI,...
A Pioneer of Apprenticeship Degrees Steps Into Healthcare
Reach University, a nonprofit that has trained roughly 3,800 teachers through apprenticeship degrees, is launching the nation’s first Apprenticeship College of Health in Washington state. The new program starts with a behavioral‑health track, offering a 25‑student cohort an associate of...
Work Shift and New America Launch Reporting Fellowship
Work Shift and New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative have launched the Future of Work Reporting Fellowship, a year‑long program for early‑ and mid‑career journalists. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend, expense budget, editorial coaching, data access and...
FOMO on Economic Mobility
The Burning Glass Institute and Schultz Family Foundation released the Where You Work Matters index, rating 1,750 U.S. employers on job quality, career advancement and retention. Twenty‑two firms—including General Motors, Liberty Mutual and Procter & Gamble—earned platinum or gold badges,...
One Million Apprentices? The Math Only Works if Women Are Included
The Trump administration’s pledge to register one million apprentices hinges on expanding the pipeline to include women, who currently represent only 14% of apprentices and just 1.5% in construction trades. Persistent gender wage gaps cost women three extra months of...
Corporate Leaders: Your Most Strategic Partner in Navigating the AI Talent Shift Is Right in Your Backyard
Corporate leaders face an AI talent gap that is a strategic problem, not a simple shortage. While nearly half of IT decision‑makers prioritize generative AI spending through 2025, most lack clear recruitment or upskilling plans. The article argues that higher‑education...
As Employers Up Demand for Experience, a Nonprofit Is Building It Into High School
Genesys Works, a nonprofit that creates paid high‑school internships, is launching its ninth market in Nashville, expanding a model that pairs underserved students with real‑world work experience. The program begins with 160 hours of summer instruction before placing 12th‑graders in...
The Future of Learning Looks Like Workforce Infrastructure
The article argues that traditional ed‑tech is being supplanted by learning embedded in workforce infrastructure. Brighteye Ventures’ seventh European Learning & Work Funding Report shows capital flowing toward hiring platforms, payroll, compliance and clinical decision tools rather than courses or...
Amid Boston’s Life Sciences Boom, an Unusual Alliance Orchestrates Technician Training
Boston’s life‑sciences sector is adding thousands of well‑paying technician positions that often don’t require a four‑year degree. To address the fragmented training ecosystem, the city funded the Life Sciences Career Alliance with $4.7 million, appointing Year Up United as the coordinating...
(Ac)Counting for Credentials
The credential ecosystem has entered “escape velocity,” with Open Badges exploding from 74 million to over 320 million in two years and the United States now tracking roughly 1.85 million distinct credentials from more than 134 thousand issuers. This shift moves recognition from scarce,...
DIY Learning Analytics in the AI Era
Learning analytics, once a buzzword in higher education, is being reshaped by generative AI. The Learning Analytics Builders Coalition (LAB‑C), incubated by the 1EdTech Consortium, is creating a peer network that helps colleges—especially resource‑constrained community colleges—build DIY analytics systems. Leaders...