Workforce Matters is excited to announce that we will have an in-person race equity learning network meeting in Atlanta, GA on February 26, 2019 from 11:45 am to 5 pm, followed by a networking dinner. While we are still finalizing the agenda, we know we will have some fantastic Atlanta Read more…
The Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship (PAYA) will award 4-8 grants later this year of up to ~$200,000 each to support partnerships of employers, education institutions, community partners, and policy leaders who are working together to build high-quality youth apprenticeship programs to meet local economic need. PAYA was launched with Read more…
Workforce grantmakers attending the NSC Skills Summit are invited to join us for an informal networking dinner. We’ll convene at a restaurant near the conference hotel immediately following the Skills Summit awards reception (which is scheduled to end at 6:00 pm). Space is limited – please email us to reserve Read more…
Workforce Matters will be hosting a webinar with Laura Dresser of the Center on Wisconsin Strategies on Thursday, January 24th at 2 pm eastern/11 am pacific. COWS will be sharing information about Equity in Apprenticeship, a new collection of resources developed with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Equity Read more…
The Workforce Matters Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning learning network hosted three guests to learn more about how apprenticeship and work-based learning are being deployed in North Carolina: Tony Marshall, President and CEO of Innovative Systems Group, is a North Carolina business leader who is using cybersecurity apprenticeships to build a Read more…
We will provide some general updates in addition to spending some time on: Perkins reauthorization and what that will mean for workforce field Higher Education Act reauthorization preview Bring your questions and concerns–we’ll build in time for discussion! A recording of this conversation is now available in our Video Library.