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Show, Don’t Tell: How Companies are Building the Workforce of the Future

Abby Hills
Competitiveness
Early Childhood Education
Economic Growth
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
June 5, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Building the Workforce of the Future
© U.S. Chamber of Commerce
On Monday, the U.S. Chamber revealed a new art installation, “Building the Workforce of the Future,” showcasing some of America’s leading employers in workforce development efforts. These employers are: PNC, The Home Depot, IBM, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, the Greater Houston Partnership, Wyoming Machine, and Novelis. The display illustrates the work of these companies, across the four phases of the nation’s talent pipeline, to close the skills gap and cultivate a highly-trained workforce of tomorrow.

Reimagining Citizenship in a Business 4.0 Era: Harnessing Digital Technology to Empower Communities

Balaji Ganapathy
Community Improvement
Corporate Citizenship
Innovation
May 17, 2018
Corporate Citizenship Center
TCS Blog Post Stock Photo

To usher in transformational change, we must first understand that family, community, business, health, education, technology, environment, and culture are all major pillars in society.

How One Community College is Making Partnerships with Business Work

Mallory Benz, Central Piedmont Community College
Jaimie Francis
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
May 15, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
CPCC Apprenticeships_Featured
Vocational learning has evolved over the years. In the past, it referred to individuals learning particular skills in fields such as welding, plumbing and automotive services. Today’s vocational training looks vastly different. Students are acquiring skills in advanced manufacturing, mechatronics, computer-integrated machining, and other highly technical fields of study. Classrooms have been replaced with employers’ manufacturing headquarters, and students are finding employment before they even graduate college.

Bridging the Gaps in Manufacturing

Marisa Hemingway, Senior Learning and Development Manager, SEL Inc.
Jaimie Francis
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
May 3, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
SEL PATH Apprenticeship Program
A survey done by the Associated General Contractors of America concluded that approximately 62 percent of firms are unable to fill skilled trade positions. The good news is that employers are not sitting on the sidelines. We know that America needs new pathways to opportunity, and employers feel the need to play a bigger role in workforce education. This year it is a goal of the Chamber Foundation to share some of the models we have come across that work, can be repeated, and produce results.

Building a Stronger Talent Pool: How the Nashville Chamber Helped Students Get Excited about In-Demand Careers

Ralph Schulz, President and CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Youth Employment
April 24, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Nashville Chamber Career Fair
At the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, we believe strongly in investing in education as a way to help support the region’s continued prosperity and engaging community leaders. To encourage young people to think more proactively about their prospective job opportunities– and help area employers better understand and connect with future workers – the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce partners with Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to host an annual “My Future, My Way” career fair that brings the district’s 7,000 9th grade students together with more than 300 business leaders.

Making the Business Case for a Learning Culture

Shelley Osborne, Head of L&D, Udemy
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
April 17, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Making the Case for a Learning Culture

Forward-thinking companies are adapting the way they operate to remain competitive in a fast-moving, tech-driven modern business environment. It follows that the smartest ones are also rethinking how they prioritize learning and development in this age of continuous reskilling. Far from being a “nice to have” perk, giving employees learning opportunities is a key differentiator that attracts high-value talent and enables their best work, which is something every company executive can get behind.

Fostering Data and Technology Convergence in the Talent Marketplace

Jason A. Tyszko
Amber Garrison Duncan
Competitiveness
Data
Emerging Issues
Innovation
April 5, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Where Data and Technology Converge to Improve the Talent Marketplace

Our meeting on March 7, the first in a series led as a joint effort between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Lumina Foundation, kicked off an eight month sprint of work to improve the talent marketplace. All of the organizations involved are experts on today’s emerging technologies, such as semantic web standards (e.g., linked data), distributed ledger technologies (e.g., blockchain), artificial intelligence, and machine learning. We know that these technologies have the power, if leveraged properly, to transform the talent marketplace and drive future innovation. 

New Data Shows Working Parents Look to Business on Childcare Reform

Competitiveness
Early Childhood Education
Education
Emerging Issues
Women
April 3, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Parents Look to Employers for Childcare Reform

A new survey released this month by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Morning Consult sheds new light on parent's attitudes to childcare and the role for employers in that conversation. According to the survey, 4 in 5 working parents say it’s important that the business community lead the way in providing access to quality and affordable childcare. 

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