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Workforce Training

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Job Data Exchange (JDX) Pilot Launches to Modernize Labor Market Data

Data
Innovation
Workforce Training
February 18, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the next steps in developing the Job Data Exchange (JDX), a set of open data tools and resources that will improve the speed and clarity of employer signaling to education, training, and credentialing partners, which in turn will help learners and workers better understand what jobs are available and what skills are required to fill them. Central to the pilot will be the development and field testing of an expanded data standard, or schema, for job descriptions and postings.

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

Data
Education
Workforce Training
December 13, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
T3Network, Phase Two Partners
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.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Education and Workforce Fellowship Program

Early Childhood Education
Economic Growth
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
September 19, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
BLFP 2018-2019 Press Release
Responding to the needs of state and local chambers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today launched a new premier business leadership program to help address their most pressing education and workforce issues. The Business Leads Fellowship Program will train and equip fellows with resources, access to experts, and a network of peers to build their capacity to address these challenges.

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

Data
Education
Innovation
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
August 28, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
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.

U.S. Chamber Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Partner to Bring TPM Academies to Tennessee, Michigan, and Kentucky

Competitiveness
Economic Growth
Education
Emerging Issues
Innovation
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
March 22, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today the next phase of the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) initiative, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s signature workforce development initiative. With a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the U.S. Chamber Foundation is leading the efforts on statewide TPM Academies. Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky have been selected to host these programs. Over the past four years, the TPM Academy has grown into a community of over 300 employers across 21 states.

U.S. Chamber Foundation, NAM’s Manufacturing Institute Release New Paper Outlining Employer-Led Opportunities for Workforce Development

Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
March 12, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Quality Pathways Slider

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute today released a new paper advancing a solution for increased employer leadership and investment in earn and learn pathways, including apprenticeships, internship programs, vocational education, and on-the-job training. The paper, entitled “Quality Pathways: Employer Leadership in Earn and Learn Opportunities,” highlights the importance of employer leadership in developing a growing workforce that meets the needs of a modernizing United States economy.

U.S. Chamber Foundation Highlights Best Practices for Business and Education Partnerships

Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
June 20, 2017
Center for Education and Workforce

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation released a new report today, “Learning to Work, Working to Learn,” an examination of experiential learning programs highlighting best practices for employer engagement in education partnerships.

U.S. Chamber Foundation, USA Funds Announce Second Talent Pipeline Management Academy Cohort

Economic Growth
Education
Workforce Training
February 9, 2017
Center for Education and Workforce

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today the second cohort of participants in its Talent Pipeline Management Academy, a program supported by a $2.5 million grant from USA Funds. Talent Pipeline Management (TPM), the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s signature workforce development initiative, is a new way of addressing the nation’s skills gap by positioning employers in a more central role as key customers of postsecondary education and training providers.

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