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Beyond School Walls: Combining Mentorship with On-the-Job Learning

Roger Turner, Fleet Operations, Cox Enterprises
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
January 8, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Beyond School Walls
© 2019 Beyond School Walls
Last year, Cox and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) joined forces to launch a new approach to mentoring with a program called Beyond School Walls. Though other BBBS affiliates had tried the program, this was the first of its kind for Atlanta. This program combines traditional mentorship with an immersive educational experience. The one simple, but very important element that makes this program different than traditional mentoring programs is location. 

From John Legend to Apprenticeship's John Lennon: A Wrap-up of Talent Forward 2019

Jaimie Francis
Competitiveness
Data
Economic Growth
Education
Innovation
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
October 25, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Talent Forward 2019 Wrap-Up
© Photo by Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Each year, as the Chamber Foundation hosts the Talent Forward national workforce conference, we focus on talent—educating and training, talent tech and data, recruiting, hiring, and upskilling. With no shortage of talent challenges, the opportunities for informative discussion are endless. While a day devoted to dissecting talent-related topics could focus solely on the problems, Talent Forward is all about the solutions.

As part of the Grow with Google Initiative, U.S. Chamber Foundation Receives a Google.org Grant to Identify Paths for Military Spouse Entrepreneurship

Economic Empowerment
Economic Growth
Entrepreneurship
Military Spouses
Workforce Training
August 20, 2019
Hiring Our Heroes
Military Spouses at AMPLIFY
© Hiring Our Heroes
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and Grow with Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity effort, announced a collaborative effort to identify specific challenges military spouses face participating in entrepreneurial endeavors; growing small businesses, participating in remote work; and reskilling to growth industries.  

Employers, Seize the Opportunity of the Federal Work Study Experiment

Cheryl Oldham
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
June 19, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Experimental Sites Initiative + Federal Work Study
© 2019 Getty Images
Though not widely known outside of the education community, the Department of Education recently released information about a new pilot for institutions willing to reimagine their Federal Work Study (FWS) programs. Given the pilot’s emphasis on increased industry engagement in FWS, it is imperative that the business community be informed about the pilot and reach out to their education partners to leverage this pioneering opportunity to benefit our nation’s students. Chances like this are few and far between…and will become completely obsolete if limited interest prevails innovative thinking. 

Closing the Opportunity Divide in Boston

Haley Ast
Economic Growth
Education
K-12 Education
Youth Employment
February 28, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Achieving Tomorrow in Boston
© 2019 Getty Images

To close the opportunity divide, cities like Boston are looking to strategic partnerships between employers and workforce and talent development programs to connect underserved youth with the work-based learning experiences that exist in their own community and help equip them with the skills and real-world experience they need to succeed in them. 

Aligned Workforce Development Efforts Support Businesses and Area Youth in Tempe

Haley Ast
Anne Gill, President and CEO, Tempe Chamber of Commerce
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
February 5, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Career Ready Tempe, AZ
© Career Ready Tempe
It has been one month since participants were announced for the U.S. Chamber Foundation Career Readiness Lab and the Tempe Chamber of Commerce has been moving quickly to respond to the call for innovative, Chamber of Commerce-led programming to better connect classroom to career. This summer, the Tempe Chamber of Commerce will launch Career Ready Tempe, a youth workforce pilot program intended to tackle barriers to employability for income-eligible youth and help employers create a robust youth talent pipeline.

5 Lessons for Inspiring Students to Explore Career Options

Peter Beard, Senior Vice President, Regional Workforce Development, Greater Houston Partnership
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
January 29, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Greater Houston Partnership, My Life As
© Greater Houston Partnership

When we ask young people “What do you want to be when you grow up?” the answers generally include—doctor, professional athlete, musician, actress. These are careers that we see every day in movies, TV, and real life.

How Young People Are Navigating the U.S. Work Economy in 2019

Kayleigh Alexandra, Micro Startups
Competitiveness
Education
Youth Employment
January 17, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
How Young People Navigate the Work Economy in 2019
© 2019 Getty Images
Anyone who thinks this is an easy time for someone to navigate early adulthood is sorely mistaken. Young people face an unclear future. In the coming years AI systems will destroy and create entire industries and an end to scarcity will erode the basic working model. Is this cause for major concern?

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