T3 Innovation Network
The T3 Innovation Network (T3 Network) is a public-private collective action initiative aims to make it easier for different parts of the job market to share information and work together, with a focus on creating equity and opportunity for all.
People often can’t communicate what they know and are able to do in ways that are meaningful to employers. Yet employers, trying to find the right talent to fit their needs, rely on a person’s ability to communicate the value of their skills and experience. Our talent marketplace is fragmented, preventing an individual’s record of learning from being transferable data. And any data that is collected is siloed. This is the data and technology challenge the T3 Innovation Network is working to solve to create more equitable and effective learning and career pathways for today’s learners and workers.
Launched in 2018, the T3 Network’s mission is to accelerate the use of digital tools to make the job market fairer and more inclusive. We do this by making sure different systems can easily share information and by working together with various groups like employers, schools, data and technology organizations, and public agencies. The T3 Network has been at the forefront of using emerging technologies to improve education and employment opportunities.
The New Data Paradigm
The New Data Paradigm, launched by the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s T3 Innovation Network, reimagines education and workforce data. By creating a public-private data utility, this effort empowers learners and workers with secure access to their records, improves system connections, and harnesses technology to expand opportunity nationwide.
The T3 Network is ensuring that:
- 1All learning counts and is reflected as data in the form of Learning and Employment Records or LERs;
- 2Competencies and skills are exchanged like currency for equitable hiring; and
- 3Learners and workers are empowered and given agency over their data so that they can successfully pursue education and employment opportunities.
As a standards-based, use case driven, and vendor neutral network, the T3 Network has consistently demonstrated its unique ability to bring together disparate networks and organizations through collective action to close data gaps and advance the field in support of T3’s vision. You can join the T3 Innovation Network—for free—and learn more about current and past projects as well as access a complete library of resources and publications at the T3 Network Hub.
You can also watch the LER explainer video and visit the LER Resource Hub, a legacy website launched in 2019 to support the emerging LER ecosystem [contains information on comprehensive learner records (CLRs) and interoperable learning records (ILRs)].
Key Projects
- Experience YouDesigned to bring everyone’s past education and experience forward — as skills. Experience You was developed to advance the growth of LERs by piloting how emerging technologies like A.I. can be used to support the issuance of verifiable and trusted records of experience and achievements for learners and workers.Learn More
- LER Resume Standard (LER-RS)This project will bridge the divide between employer hiring systems and LERs by enabling the use of LERs when applying for jobs; and developing a prototype resume publisher to demonstrate its use and support pilots.Learn More
- LinkedCredsLinkedCreds is a web-based tool for self-authoring, issuing, and managing verifiable credentials and companion recommendations, to enhance trust and transparency in the talent marketplace.Learn More
Leading the Digital Transformation
Discover how digital tools are transforming the way we learn, work, and build careers. From skill validation to smarter talent pipelines, digital transformation is reshaping the future for learners, workers, and employers alike. Learn more and take the first step with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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Latest Content
- The New Data Paradigm, launched by the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s T3 Innovation Network, reimagines education and workforce data. By creating a public-private data utility, this effort empowers learners and workers with secure access to their records, improves system connections, and harnesses technology to expand opportunity nationwide.
- Discover how the traditional college-to-career pipeline is breaking down—and how employers, educators, and policymakers can build a more flexible, skills-based system that better serves today’s learners, workers, and economy.
- Matt Sigelman and Debbie Wasden of The Burning Glass Institute reveal why most credentials don’t deliver—and how new data tools can help employers hire smarter.
- The T3 Innovation Network joined the Badge Summit at CU Boulder to highlight how its network of individuals and organizations are leveraging digital innovations and emerging technologies to transform how we learn and work.
- We convened America's most innovative state leaders and industry experts at our Talent Forward pre-conference to explore breakthrough digital tools transforming the talent landscape and revolutionizing how skills are recognized, validated, and connected to opportunity.
- The Transform 2025 workshop highlighted the importance of digital tools for skills-based hiring and workforce development. Key insights included validating skills claims, helping candidates communicate their skills, and using Learning and Employment Records (LERs) and digital credentials to modernize hiring practices.
- Look into our workforce crystal ball with Foundation workforce expert, Taylor Hansen, and Education Design Lab’s Naomi Boyer as they define key concepts shaping the future for employers and job seekers alike.
- The T3 Innovation Network recently came together to unveil a new suite of workforce resources and outline a vision for the future of work.
- Ahead of the 2024 Badge Summit in Boulder, Colo., Executive Director Taylor Hansen sat down with organizer Noah Geisel of University of Colorado Boulder for a conversation about digital credentialing innovations and community-driven ecosystems.
- Emerging technologies like AI are transforming work and society, a key focus at the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit. Cheryl Oldham and Lydia Logan explore AI’s impact on jobs and skills-based practices, highlighting how IBM and the Chamber Foundation together are shaping a stronger, more inclusive workforce.
