Catalyze the Transition to Skills-based Hiring
We are leading pilots with employers, colleges, learners, and workers to unlock and translate degrees into skills; to capture and credential all learning and make it visible to learners and employers. We put a special focus on 21st century skills, which are the biggest drivers of success and mobility, and the least credentialed.
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Propel Polk!
A first-in-the-nation pilot to teach 21st century skills to Polk County (Florida) high school students, who will receive digital micro-credentials for their resumes.Read More
XCredit
Validating a learner’s life and working experiences as currency for future opportunities. XCredit blog: Get the most up-to-date information about XCredit.Read More
Community College Growth Engine
Leading the nation and their regions in creating micro-pathways with employers.Read More
UpSkill SA!
How might we quickly upskill incumbent retail workers to prepare them for careers in Advanced Manufacturing and other growth sectors that can enable their social mobility?Read More
Roanoke Healthcare Pathways
How might we design employer-driven, stackable pathways that can lead to an AAS degree and prepare students for employment in the high-growth healthcare industry? How might we design a related “One Door” advising model that…Read More
Creativity for COVID: Saving Summer Internships
A remote internship experience for Washington, D.C. public high school students working in teams on real-world projects to address social and policy issues impacting their city and neighborhoods since the advent of COVID-19.Read More
BadgedToHire
Building on the success and learning from TeeUpTheSkills, the Lab is conducting a study to evaluate the value of mobility skills micro-credentials as a hiring signal for career readiness, particularly for underserved learners.Read More
Wellspring
Wellspring, a multi-phase project sponsored and led by IMS Global Learning Consortium, is focused on advancing the education-to-employment digital ecosystem by improving the information flow between candidates' competency-based learner records and employers' skills-based talent systems…Read More
Rethinking the Four-Year Degree: Tucson, Arizona
Redesigning the undergraduate experience to serve learner, employer and community needs How might we build a low-cost, career-focused Catholic University degree offering alongside local employers, students, and learning partners in Tucson?Read More
We’ve spent six years learning from our work with over 135 institutions, 60 employers, and 50 organizations to enable innovation and create models that put learners’ needs at the center.
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