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Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy.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
Employer-led career pathways connecting K-12 education and workforce needs through industry-designed learning experiences, high-quality work-based learning, and credentials of value.
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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Our workforce data systems are stuck in the past. In response, we released The New Data Paradigm—a forward-looking framework to modernize how America’s education and job data are collected and used.Â
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
- Gateway Community and Technical College’s enhanced operator (EO) program is the story of a traditional manufacturing program that was transformed and modernized to meet people where they are.A Q&A with David Rattray, executive vice president of the Center for Education Excellence and Talent Development at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of CommerceAn entrepreneur does the time, then starts a successful fitness craze.
