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Following the inaugural Career Coaching cohort in the fall of 2023, the Next Level Now (NLN) Collaborative reviewed the collective feedback and decided to host another training program, this time with a different audience in mind. 

External Event: Hosted by the LEAD Center. Send all questions/issues to the: LEAD Center / National Disability Institute. In response to August 2025 guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor, workforce programs are now being encouraged to...

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced approximately $12 million in additional funding for the Critical Sectors Job Quality grants. This funding aims to improve job quality and expand access to good jobs in essential sectors, with an emphasis...

Recent social and economic upheavals have exposed inequities within our institutions, including the public workforce system. Workforce leaders are now addressing these inequities and adapting to a transformed labor market.

Higher quality jobs improve organizational outcomes, and workers understand what a quality job looks like. This guide, Designing a Human-Centered Workplace, makes it easier for employers to center frontline workers in the job design process, and...

The Human-Centered Design (HCD) Guide Series from Digital.gov provides federal staff and partners with actionable strategies for improving services by focusing on the needs, behaviors, and experiences of the people they serve. The series presents...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines human‑centered design (HCD) as an approach to systems development that prioritizes the needs, requirements, and well-being of users. Aligned with the ISO 9241-210:2010(E) standard,...

This Shift Work Forward article announces the National Fund for Workforce Solutions’ Centering Workers in Job Design initiative, a collaboration with eight communities to engage employers and workers in co-creating workplace solutions that improve...

This Digital.gov resource provides a deeper look at accessibility for government employees and teams. It explains why accessibility matters, outlines accessibility requirements under Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG),...

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for increasing access to education environments and opportunities. This Head Start resource introduces its three principles and provides examples and questions to help educators consider how UDL...