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Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy.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
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.
Solving challenges around learning and employment records with SkillsFWD
More than 70 million adults in the United States are skilled through community college, workforce training, bootcamps, certificate programs, military service or on-the-job learning, rather than through a bachelor’s degree. Learning and employment records (LERs) could play a critical role in advancing skills-based hiring practices and ensuring they are implemented equitably.
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Scaling Up Skills-Based Employment Practices for American Businesses
Business Roundtable, SHRM, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are joining together to scale up skills-based employment practices for American businesses.
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
The Memphis Medical District Collaborative’s work with employers and its community to connect residents with jobs.
The T3 Innovation Network recently came together to unveil a new suite of workforce resources and outline a vision for the future of work.
Interns reflect on their transformative summer at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, highlighting how diverse perspectives and hands-on experience drive innovation and positive change.
Brad Wilson, CEO of Care.com, emphasizes the crucial role of child care in the workforce and the need for public-private collaboration to address the care crisis.
Ahead of the 2024 Badge Summit in Boulder, Colo., Executive Director Taylor Hansen sat down with organizer Noah Geisel of University of Colorado Boulder for a conversation about digital credentialing innovations and community-driven ecosystems.
This year marks ten years of our award-winning Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) initiative. From a white paper to a movement of more than 1,000 practitioners in 43 states and three countries, explore how TPM has sparked a workforce rethinking.
Our 2024 EPIC Summer Meeting showcased how partnerships solve real business challenges, open doors for students, and transform communities through work-based learning.
New survey from Strategic Education, Inc. points to the strategic value of tuition assistance (TA) benefits. Explore four key questions employers should answer when implementing an effective tuition benefit program.
Business leaders discuss innovative solutions to combat 21% military spouse unemployment rate.
