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Postsecondary Education

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on postsecondary education and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

U.S. Chamber Foundation Launches Upskill Academy to Improve Career Advancement

Economic Growth
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
April 22, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
TPM Upskill Academy Launches in Phoenix, AZ
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the launch of the first Talent Pipeline Management™ (TPM) Upskill Academy, an expansion of the TPM Academy™. The TPM Upskill Academy, developed with grant support from Walmart as part of its Retail Opportunity Initiative, will build on existing TPM resources to support employers in improving the skills of incumbent employees and preparing them for success in new and changing roles.

Defining the Learner Revolution

Kathleen deLaski, Founder & President, Education Design Lab
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
April 4, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The Learner Revolution, Education Design Lab
© Education Design Lab
The “Learner Revolution” represents an exhilarating, yet daunting deconstruction of the degree as we know it: a world where a learner will not be tethered to one institution for their degree, where in fact, earning a whole degree will be only one option on a success-focused learner’s menu.

Are workers ready for skills training? The problem with seeking growth before stability.

Liddy Romero, Managing Director and Founding Member, WorkLab Innovations
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
March 21, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
WorkLab, Supporting Students Journeys
© WorkLab Innovations
The triple bottom line promise of workforce development is clear—good for the worker, good for the employer, good for the community—but to meet that potential, it’s essential to invest in stabilizing the workers we need to upskill, giving them the foundation they need to persist and succeed.

Fellowship Program, Cohort #3, September 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

Fellowship Program, Cohort #3, May 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

The Evolution of the Controversial Skills Gap

Cheryl Oldham
Data
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
March 14, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The Controversy of the Skills Gap
© 2019 Getty Images
In both prosperous and challenging times, there is an ongoing gap that stands in the way of opportunity for many. Maybe we need to stop calling it the skills gap, or we need to collectively redefine what the gap is. No matter what we call it, we can all agree that the time for solving it is now.

Fellowship Program, Cohort #2, July 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

Fellowship Program, Cohort #2, April 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

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.

Building a Career Services Culture on Campus

Ian Avington, Director of Career Services, College of Health Care Professions 
Lauren Cutrone, Senior Director of Career Services, College of Health Care Professions
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
December 18, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
CHCP Career Services Culture
© College of Health Care Professions
Ask a group of students when they first used their school’s career services office, and you may hear that they stopped in sometime during their final semester. They may even say they made use of those services only during their last month. Even worse, many -- perhaps nearly half -- would say they never visited the office at all. It’s a worrying response that’s having an impact on students’ lives after graduation.

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