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Talent is one of our country’s most important assets—yet our current methods for discovering and cultivating talent are outdated—built for another time and a different economy.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
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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The New Data Paradigm
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.
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- Employers would like to invest in their current employees, but they don't always know how to overcome hurdles such as cost and logistics. Luckily, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Center for Education and Workforce (CEW) is helping lead the charge on solutions.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative and Grow with Google, the tech company’s economic opportunity effort, announced a collaborative effort to identify specific challenges military spouses face participating in entrepreneurial endeavors; growing small businesses, participating in remote work; and reskilling to growth industries.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes, in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton, announced the launch of the Military Spouse Fellowship Program (MSFP) in San Antonio, Texas.State of Virginia and Central Virginia Business Community Join Forces to Support 21st Century Military FamiliesThe future of work is now and the problem we are solving is not adapting to new technologies, but adapting to the dynamism of the economy, which will only accelerate. Dynamic economies require dynamic labor markets, and agile businesses require agile workers and workforce partnerships.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced a public feedback period on the JDX JobSchema+, a proposal to significantly evolve the existing data standard for job postings. The goal of this proposal is to expand on the foundation of the JobPosting Schema to meet more diverse hiring needs in a modern workplace and provide a more granular view of in-demand skills and competencies.Though not widely known outside of the education community, the Department of Education recently released information about a new pilot for institutions willing to reimagine their Federal Work Study (FWS) programs. Given the pilot’s emphasis on increased industry engagement in FWS, it is imperative that the business community be informed about the pilot and reach out to their education partners to leverage this pioneering opportunity to benefit our nation’s students. Chances like this are few and far between…and will become completely obsolete if limited interest prevails innovative thinking.With a dedication to developing future-ready talent, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) leads with their expertise and partners strategically to implement immersive K-12 STEM programming, support educators, empower the underrepresented, invest in research, and other efforts to prepare our youth for 21st century careers.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.
