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Building Stronger Workforce Ecosystems: Key Strategies for Effective Partnerships

Anything worthwhile takes hard work, but it's always easier with support. Workforce ecosystem players understand this better than anyone, especially when launching workforce initiatives and building talent pipelines. 

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Why Employers Are Key to Effective Talent Pipeline Development

There has recently been a significant shift to skills-based hiring practices in the workforce. As players within the workforce ecosystem begin to...

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Driving Systems Change: How LERs Enhance Collaboration

For years, Learning and Employment Records (LERs) have been discussed in philanthropic investments, state workforce development, and higher...

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Horizons Recap: Essential Insights for Meaningful Systems Change

Any meaningful systems change within a workforce ecosystem requires collaboration, strategy, and communication. Though these words all sound...

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Maximizing Impact: Choosing the Right Technology and Marketplace for Your State's Education Program

As states roll out education programs nationwide, they require robust technology and teams to carry these complex initiatives through the finish...

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Connecting State Agencies and License Holders: The Potential of Licensing Portability Technologies

Moving is one of life’s most stressful experiences. After the exhausting process of packing belongings into cardboard boxes and moving trucks comes...

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Optimizing Transitions: The Importance of Warm Handoffs for Education and Workforce Agencies

Connecting learners and job seekers to meaningful pathways requires steady collaboration between education, workforce, and training agencies. When...

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6 Ways Technology Helps Meal Management Accountability During Disasters

The Waffle House Index was coined by Craig Fugate, former administrator of FEMA, to unofficially indicate a storm’s impact and the likely scale of...

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Time Tracking for Emergency Management: How to Make the Most of Your Time and Budget

Let’s be honest – in all facets of life, evidence is important. Receipts, timestamps, and budgets are all supporting numbers that well, pretty much...

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Horizons Annual Summit: Session Recap

The workforce and education advancement organization Jobs for the Future (JFF,) held its Horizons Annual Summit on June 14th and 15th in New Orleans,...

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