Workforce
Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy. For America to grow and prosper, we need new systems fit for our modern economy.
Our shared economic success as a nation will depend on our ability to source, develop, and deploy our workforce successfully, but for too many the labor market is broken, inaccessible, or non-existent.— Jason Tyszko, U.S. Chamber Foundation Senior Vice President
Skill Savings Accounts
A Public-Private Financing Approach for Upskilling and Reskilling in a Dynamic Economy
Stories of Education and Workforce in Action
Across our nation’s talent pipeline, we explore the stories of employers investing in the workforce of today and tomorrow to close the skills gap.
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Rating States’ Work on Post-College Outcomes
With the release of Strada Education Foundation's State Opportunity Index, U.S. Chamber Foundation Vice President Jaimie Francis weighs in on the need for highly developed systems for career coaching, work-based learning, and alignment with employer interests.
Programs
The challenge of our time is creating a workforce system that develops the talent needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. At the U.S. Chamber Foundation, we address this challenge through our commitment to promoting innovative workforce development solutions. We achieve this by building employer-led, agile workforce development systems and programs.
Latest Content
- During the pandemic, Hillery Goodgame transformed Blue Heron Farms into a hub for innovation and education. Through the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s EPIC program, students gained real-world agricultural experience while helping the farm identify new revenue streams, integrate technology, and strengthen sustainability—planting seeds for future workforce development.
- Adult workers are a hidden asset in today’s workforce. Learn how employer-led strategies and partnerships unlock their potential, strengthen businesses, and build thriving communities.
- Andrew Meehan, co-founder of Relate Advocacy, TPM Fellow, and TPM Academy Faculty, is a public affairs strategist driving workforce solutions in North Carolina. Through his work with the NC Chamber Foundation, he has become a leading advocate for statewide talent strategies, especially in healthcare.
- 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.
- Learn how Skill Savings Accounts can close America's growing skills gap while empowering workers and strengthening communities through innovative public-private partnerships.
- Hampton Roads Workforce Council Director of Employer Engagement and Talent Pipeline Management® Fellow, Jacqueline Rondeau, uses the TPM framework to lead employer collaboratives that are reshaping the maritime workforce in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- Celeste Tiller reflects on her experience as a Business Leads Fellow, highlighting how her participation in the program continues to support her efforts to strengthen York County's workforce.
