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This brief outlines emerging lessons about the need for developing occupational digital literacy for workers culled from recent interviews with business leaders, workforce and education practitioners, and public officials. In addition, the brief...

Describes the Business-Higher Education Forum’s initiative to expand partnerships that address gaps in content knowledge and workforce skills in undergraduate STEM education and highlights lessons learned from projects in Maryland and Ohio.

Presents promising practices from Milwaukee’s Tech Tern Model, a youth/industry partnership that connected 18 male high school students, most of whom were African American from low-income backgrounds, with employer mentorship and real-world...

Describes findings from an online survey of sixty-six manufacturing employers in the Puget Sound area of Washington, detailing employer needs, priorities, challenges, and recommendations for improving student preparedness.

The M-CAM consortium was formed in the aftermath of the global economic recession of 2007–2009 when the economy in Michigan was beginning to recover. To train workers for the jobs expected to be in demand in the future and to meet the projected...

Delineates best practices for utilizing workforce information in the planning process for statewide and regional degree programs.

This report, Building Blocks for Building Skills: An Inventory of Adult Learning Models and Innovations presents the key components – or building blocks – of effective adult learning and skill development programs. T

As the economic driver of the 21st century, small businesses and the organizations that serve them are critical partners to the workforce development system.  This toolkit is designed to assist your local area in building strong partnerships with...

Effectively engaging employers requires a multi-faceted approach, and while some strategies can be quickly and easily implemented, others take some careful planning. 

This resource offers a clear and user-friendly road map for administrators, service providers, practitioners, and policy makers seeking to develop career pathway systems at local regional, and/or state levels.