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The Alliance for Excellent Education, Center on Education Policy, and Council for a Strong America is hosting a webinar, Building Competencies for Careers: Preparing Students for Twenty-First-Century Jobs, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 2:00–3:00 p.m....

This brief discusses the implementation of career pathways under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and considerations for state adult education staff in developing career pathways systems to support individuals in their pursuit...

Learn how to engage with employers by using U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) industry competency models. Speakers will share their real-world examples and experiences with competency models to better align training to industry demand. Participants...

CLASP explores Integrated Education and Training (IET) in its April 2017 brief. Integrated Education and Training (IET) is a research-proven educational practice based in adult learning theory. To be part of a comprehensive career pathway, IET...

This brief from MDRC provides an interim look at the effectiveness of WorkAdvance at promoting upward mobility in the long term by updating the economic impact findings through the third year of follow-up. The results show that sector programs can...

In Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 03-25, the Department of Labor (DOL) encourages state and local workforce development systems to use Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds to help youth and adults develop...

Education Commission of the States shares a blog which explores developing a workforce that will not only thrive, but also have access to the education and training that align with those needs, is top of mind for policymakers, economists and...

Meaningful career pathways align education and training to industry-recognized credentials and competencies. How can you use a competency-based approach to meet the needs of your workforce and partner employers?

The most recent international survey of adult skills from the OECD included a measure of "problem solving in technology-rich environments." According to the OECD, this includes using digital technology, communication tools, and networks to acquire...

In cooperation with the Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, the Urban Institute and a variety of industry, labor, and education partners have been building competency-based frameworks for apprenticeships in a wide array of occupations.