For most of the past two decades, American employers have relied on bachelors degrees to determine whether a candidate’s resume warrants consideration to move forward in...
State leaders across various sectors discussed the future of a sustainable workforce pipeline on Aug. 23 at a panel hosted by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
The panel, “Seeking a New Labor Market...
The skills-first revolution is in full swing, as a growing number of states and big companies are dropping degree requirements and trying to hire based on skills.
The shift is about equity and the bottom line. Employers are struggling to retain...
Alabama goes big with its Talent Triad, an ambitious attempt to connect jobseekers and employers based on skills. The state’s newly launched suite of tools could be a...
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...