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Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy.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
The U.S. Chamber Foundation is awarding up to $365K to employer‑led consortia driving stronger K–12 and workforce alignment. This initiative fuels industry‑designed career pathways and high‑quality work‑based learning.
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.
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
- At our Talent Forward 2023 event, industry experts met to discuss the future of STEM education and job preparedness in an ever-changing landscape.Skills-based hiring is becoming increasingly popular, with broader ramifications for the talent development ecosystem. At our Talent Forward 2023 event, industry experts met to discuss the opportunities and challenges of skills-based hiring.A human-centric, principled approach to help assess the risks of large language modelsThere is a lost opportunity — for workers and employers alike — when learners drop out of their degree or skills credential programs. A new company has an innovative insurance product aimed at incentivizing them to complete their studies.As the gap between talent and employer needs increased in one of the fastest growing cities in Texas, greater:SATX recognized the need for investment in upskilling San Antonians.A group of 10 leading stakeholders in education, workforce development and government announced today the launch of an interactive LER Ecosystem Map, designed to help individuals access career opportunities and help employers hire and promote talent based on skills and experience.
