The Job

The project’s goal is to “bridge the gap between job seekers and employers.”

A widely shared worry is that the cooling labor market, led by layoffs in tech, could dampen enthusiasm for skills-based hiring.

To truly drive change, workforce education providers need to meet businesses on a level playing field.

A Charlotte-based tech-training provider offers stipends and jobs with its corporate partners, while another startup upskills hospital workers.

Growing interest in online training for medical certifications and a private university that’s offering credit for MedCerts and other microcredentials.

Dig into the world of apprenticeships.

There’s cautious optimism about continued momentum on efforts to create more high-quality education and job-training options for low-income Americans.

The sustained slide of U.S. college enrollments has added urgency to various efforts to re-enroll students who left college before earning a credential. 

California, Indiana, and Virginia are among the states shifting their focus— and their funding — to high-demand fields and to helping adult workers develop new skills.

Universities team up with a tech training firm to help students prepare for the job market and to enroll cohorts of working learners from its corporate partners.