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Rachel Lipson calls for policies to help early-career workers, even if the AI jobs shock is limited. Also, Anthropic analyzes research on whether worker retraining can meet the moment, how degree apprenticeships from EDvance College help early childhood educators earn more, and an essay on why big workforce problems require small solutions. The post No-Regrets Bets appeared first on Work Shift .
EDvance College has been testing out the model in California, where the median wage for childcare workers is below a living wage. The post Could Degree Apprenticeships Improve Pay for Early Childhood Educators? appeared first on Work Shift .
When solutions to labor shortages and turnover focus solely on patterns across an entire workforce, they fail to reach the individual worker who is just trying to figure out if they can make it to their shift. The post Why Big Workforce Problems Require Small Solutions appeared first on Work Shift .
An unusual nonprofit bets big on earn-and-learn to build on Ohio’s recent industrial wins, with an initial focus on technician roles. Also, a former principal developed a curriculum to teach students the networking skills that schools leave to chance. The post Technician Training appeared first on Work Shift .
A former high school principal developed a curriculum to teach students the career-related social skills that schools leave to chance. The post Networking Is a Skill. What if More Schools Taught It? appeared first on Work Shift .
Entry-level jobs now demand demonstrated competence, not just pedigree—but simply telling students that won't be enough. The post The Rules Are Changing for Getting Entry-Level Jobs. But Individual Grit Won’t Fix A Structural Gap appeared first on Work Shift .
Workforce Pell's slow rollout and employer-led partnerships in Colorado. Also, recent news and highlights. The post News and Highlights appeared first on Work Shift .
The first in a series of briefs about Opportunity Now Colorado, a $90M grant program that invested in employer-led workforce partnerships across the state. This piece profiles the model that emerged in the construction industry with analysis of what other states could adapt to their own needs. The post How Colorado’s Construction Industry Built Its Own Workforce System appeared first on Work Shift…
As Workforce Pell officially launches, predictions are becoming reality with only a sliver of short-term programs qualifying in states from coast to coast. The post Workforce Pell’s Slow Rollout Begins appeared first on Work Shift .
States can get better results from the workforce system with performance-based funding and contracting, two briefs argue. Also, new funding for six federal Tech Hubs and 12 NSF regional engines, an essay on why workforce training needs to be one long interview, and a take on states’ strides in collecting noncredit data and the work that remains. The post Fund What Pays appeared first on Work Shift…
