Laura Ward: Oct 20, 2023 12:29:58 PM
There’s been a recent shift to a new skills-based workforce economy and with it comes new terminology. While it can feel a bit overwhelming to keep...
Merit: Jul 11, 2023 3:30:00 AM
Need for Licensing Portability Further Validated by New Study that Shows 80% of Voters Support the Initiative
Merit: Jul 7, 2023 8:20:27 PM
After Laura Schmiegel's husband was transferred by the military for the fourth time in six years, she gave up trying (again) to transfer her legal...
Dani Esterline: Jul 6, 2023 9:06:55 AM
The workforce and education advancement organization Jobs for the Future (JFF,) held its Horizons Annual Summit on June 14th and 15th in New Orleans,...
Merit: Mar 8, 2023 3:41:11 PM
In order to give states the digital credentialing tools to build a system for standards-based workforce reciprocity between states, Merit and ...
Terron Sims, II: Feb 15, 2023 2:23:31 PM
Military families have long struggled with the challenges posed by regular reassignments to new states. These PCS (Permanent Change of Station) moves...
Merit: Nov 3, 2022 11:14:25 AM
Laura Schmiegel was attending the University of Michigan Law School when she met her...
Equitable and successful businesses that hire Fair Chance Employees promote family and community resilience by solving the root cause of recidivism -...
System maintenance remains a difficult task as many agencies rely on disconnected, legacy solutions, requiring teams to stay knowledgeable about and...
Data powers workforce systems forward and provides agencies with metrics to measure their performance and ROI, and to obtain actionable insights. But...
On the federal, state, and local levels there are an overwhelming number of workforce systems and tools with numerous requirements and access levels....
Challenges in workforce development aren't new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the struggle to close the gap between workers’ capabilities...
Today’s veterans leave the military service with a wide variety of expertise and technical skills, but often there is a significant gap between these...
Workforce development professionals play a crucial role in helping American workers find jobs and employers find skilled and qualified workers....
Digital transformation is something of a buzzword for state governments. It’s a broad term invoking anything from excitement about modernization to...