What might a former bartender, factory worker, and arcade technician have in common? They all work for the government in cybersecurity roles.
While that may not be many people’s first guess, it reflects a growing reality. Today, more...
Introduction
Over 92 percent of all jobs require digital skills, but approximately one-third of workers don't have the foundational digital skills necessary to qualify for these jobs.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Center for Workforce...
BOSTON, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of adults believe they need to gain new skills to prepare for the impacts of artificial intelligence – with one-third believing it necessary to do so within the next year – according to a new...
Fueled by new AI tools and skills technology, nearly every company wants to become a “skills-based organization.” Now that we’ve had a few years to study this trend, I’d like to share some of the realities and calm some of the hype.
The Premise
...Medtronic partners with InStride to “recredential” around skills as it replaces degree requirements, including for half of the company’s IT roles. Also, how employers...
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, and distinguished Members of the Committee,
thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. It’s an honor to be here to discuss
the American workforce. By way of introduction, my...
Last month, Virginia became the 13th state to remove unnecessary degree requirements for hard-to-fill roles in state government. This trend of tearing the “paper ceiling” is being implemented by Democratic and Republican leaders alike, and speaks...
Having a college degree doesn’t automatically make a candidate more qualified for every role, particularly roles that are skills-focused. Anyone who’s been actively involved in hiring and developing talent knows that in a practical sense, but in the...
It was the summer of 2014 when it hit me. At the time, I was leading Gallup’s education and workforce development practice and we had just gotten on our hands on the most insight-rich dataset on college graduates ever. We learned that the ‘magic’ of...
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today signed an executive order which builds upon Ohio's nation-leading efforts to be a model employer in skill-based hiring practices. The skill-based hiring movement focuses on specific coursework, skills...