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The Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model now reflects the knowledge and skills needed by today’s manufacturing workforce.

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....

WIOA calls for workforce systems to adopt more evidence-based practices including the use of industry-identified competencies for more responsive education and training.  How can workforce development practitioners use a competency-based approach...

A great deal has been written about TAACCCT programs, their impact on industry and on adult students seeking a pathway to a family-sustaining career. These "highlights" focus on programs that aligned to industry specific career pathways. 

This document is part of a series from the Transformative Change Initiative describing selected strategies employed in the TAACCCT consortia. Download this brief to learn about the Arizona Sun Corridor-Get Into Energy Consortium's (ASC-GIEC)...

The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program was a $1.9 billion initiative, with 256 grants awarded to institutions of higher education (mainly community colleges) to build their capacity to provide...

The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program was a $1.9 billion initiative, with 256 grants awarded to institutions of higher education (mainly community colleges) to build their capacity to provide...

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. 

UpSkill America is an employer-led movement to expand opportunity for America’s workers and help our economy and communities thrive by promoting training and advancement practices to help workers progress in their careers and move into...

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...