National nonprofit JFF, today, announced a multi-million dollar commitment to employment technology through the acquisition of the Employment Technology Fund (ETF), a social impact fund focused on the application of technology to close skills gaps and impr
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Professional certificate programs offer an alternative to degree programs by making post-secondary education accessible to a broader range of learners. After becoming certified, these learners are better equipped with industry-specific skills.
Manufacturing boasts advanced technical machinery, increasingly automated processes and a viable career path for many. However, many existing and future employees lack the skills needed to support the rampant technical advancement facing the industry.
The term “soft skills” is commonly used, but it is more accurate to define them as part of the behavioral skills that are needed in the workplace that are no less important than “hard skills” (technical skills) and that are sometimes more...
Experiencing success in secondary and post-secondary education not only builds knowledge and skills but also builds confidence that can translate to success on the job.
PwC recently published its 20th Annual CEO Survey. For the past 20 years, global CEOs have been asked what they consider to be the greatest risks facing their business.
Throughout history, there have been various gaps: racial, gender, income, education, skills gaps, etc. Society today is not any different.
In these times of tremendous economic uncertainty and volatility, today’s new and relevant skills are tomorrow’s archaic and irrelevant competencies.
Learning and development teams around the globe are responsible for planning training programs that will close the gap on employee performance.
Rapid technological change means we face a very real digital competence gap in the coming years—a period in which technological capabilities accelerate so swiftly that talent and knowledge can’t keep up.