Data

Kevin H. Johnson, CEO, Udemy

December 27, 2018

3 New Years Resolutions for Learning and Development

With unemployment at a historic low, companies are coming up with creative ways to hire fast and at scale. But, as Udemy’s 2018 Skills Gap Report found, companies will see diminishing returns if they don’t invest in their workforce’s ongoing learning and development.

Workforce Training

Walmart Joins Lumina Foundation in National Effort to Build Talent Marketplace of the Future

December 13, 2018

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced new support from Lumina Foundation and Walmart to begin the next phase of the T3 Innovation Network. With their support, the U.S. Chamber Foundation will leverage emerging technologies to implement a series of projects that will modernize the U.S. talent marketplace and align learner, education, and workforce data to create seamless transitions from education to career pathways for all workers in the United States.

Corporate Citizenship Center

Workforce Training

Digital Empowers: Accelerating Innovation for Business And Social Good

November 9, 2018

Businesses are harnessing the power of technology to make the world a better place.

Community Improvement

Corporate Citizenship

Corporate Citizenship Center

Digital Empowers: Join Our Tech for Good Journey

November 9, 2018

Technology is an indispensable part of today’s world.

Reimagining the Triad: What Role for Business in Higher Education Quality Assurance?

November 20, 2018

Blog - Higher Learning Advocates, The Triad

At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, we are engaging a wide variety of business, education, and quality assurance partners on how to build the missing piece of a new triad, one that can provide better quality signals from employers for both traditional higher education programs and non-traditional programs, such as apprenticeships. The goal? To ensure learners have the information they need on which programs deliver the most aligned career pathways, and employers know which programs they can turn to for reliable talent.

Jason A. Tyszko

Postsecondary Education

T3 Network Phase 1 Report

October 29, 2018

T3 Innovation Network Phase One Final Report

This report summarizes and brings to a close phase one of the T3 Network. The report is divided into two parts. Part I focuses on the T3 Network’s vision, guiding principles, and profiles the work groups. Part II highlights the T3 Network’s recommendations, organized as a list of pilot projects that together provide the foundation for an open, distributed, public-private data infrastructure that supports access and opportunity for the American student and worker. The report concludes with next steps and acknowledgements.

Why It Makes Sense To Build Bridges Between Employers And Workers When The Economy Is Strong

October 16, 2018

Over two years ago we set a goal of engaging 1,000 employers in the TPM strategy to help them build those partnerships and create sustainable pipelines of skilled talent for their industry. Since TPM’s launch, we have surpassed that goal. Today, more than 1,500 employers across 26 states are using TPM as their strategy to address their talent needs. And while we are excited about the energy within the TPM movement, exceeding our goal is not permission to slow down.

Recipes for Food Innovation

Emerging Issues

October 12, 2018

Sublime innovation is changing the way we work, play, and live. It’s also disrupting the way we eat. That’s a good thing. Our future – and the U.S. economy – depends on it.

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces New Funders, Pilot Projects for Job Data Exchange

August 28, 2018

Press Release_JDX Pilot Phase and New Funding Support

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today additional support for the Job Data Exchange (JDX), an effort to help employers and their HR technology partners more clearly communicate hiring requirements in a rapidly changing talent marketplace. These new funding partners are Lumina Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and Walmart. Google.org and JPMorgan Chase & Co. previously announced their support for the project.