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Workforce Training

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

TPM Resource Guide: A Compendium for High-Quality CTE

Center for Education and Workforce
May 6, 2020
TPM CTE Resource
Leaders across sectors are investing time and resources in forward-looking models to address our workforce challenges for the talent we need now and into the future. One key component of this is building stronger partnerships between employers and the CTE community—bridging the communication divide by providing each with an orientation of the other. This resource guide serves not only as an introduction to the TPM framework, but that more CTE systems and programs can begin leveraging and benefiting from this authentically employer-led movement.
Education
K-12 Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
Youth Employment

Landscape Analysis: Improving Signaling of In-Demand Skills

Center for Education and Workforce
February 19, 2020
2020 Workforce Landscape Analysis Report
A growing number of organizations and initiatives are focusing on closing a communication gap that exists because our education and employment systems don’t speak the same language or communicate effectively. But as they’ve grown in number, the challenge of differentiating between and among players, their overlapping solutions, and the complex relationships among them likewise grows. This paper aims to demystify that landscape and how the major initiatives, including three led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, fit together.
Data
Workforce Training

A 2020 Vision: The Future of Economic and Workforce Development in South Carolina

Chief Etheridge
Community Improvement
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
February 27, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
20/20 Vision in South Carolina
© 2020 Getty Images
Nancy Lee Sánchez, Executive Director of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, recently examined the important purpose community colleges serve in the future of workforce development. A key point made is “community colleges are defined differently by those who enroll in them”, in other words, people view community colleges as a pathway towards different goals.

'I Seek to Be Part of the Solution.' Inspiring early enthusiasm for science.

Camille Schrier, Miss America 2020
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Women
Workforce Training
February 11, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Miss America 2020, Camille Schrier
© Miss America Foundation
In my earliest of memories, my interests always revolved around science in one way or another, even if I was too young to understand the science that was behind them. 

Upskilling & Reskilling to Remain Competitive

Joe Quick
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
February 6, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Upskilling with TPM
© 2020 Getty Images
In today’s labor market, long-term talent strategies are often over-shadowed by the critical short-term needs of today and tomorrow. While immediate hiring needs are often the most pressing issues for HR departments, strategies like TPM can help businesses solve these common pain points—such as unfilled job openings, exorbitant training and onboarding costs, and attrition—and talent gaps collaboratively.  

ILR Pilot Design Workshop

The ILR Design Workshop is intended for those organizations that have or may still submit an ILR Interest or Resource Contributor Form. The meeting will be an opportunity to refine your pilot proposal, build new partnerships, network with peers, and meet our new ILR community manager.

Hiring Managers Report Skills Matter More Than Degrees in New Study

Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
February 4, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
Hiring in the Modern Talent Marketplace

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation released a new report, “Hiring in the Modern Talent Marketplace.” The report demonstrates that employers and hiring managers are preparing for a world where competencies – not degrees – are the most important factors when filling a job. The findings show that employers are working with higher education to align what is taught in the classroom with the needs of the economy.  

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