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Here’s What it Means for Workers b Nov 11 Workforce Update: Going Virtual - Defining Quality for Online Training Programs The explosive growth of online learning has made it difficult to gauge the quality of the thousands of options. b Nov 11 How America Can Build Back Better for Everyone: A Guide for the Biden Transition Team to Help Build an Inclusive Economic Recovery  10 proposals to transform the lives of millions of workers and businesses, and set us on a path to a truly inclusive economic recovery. b Nov 10 The Four Steps State Policymakers Can Take to Bridge the Digital Divide for All of California’s Workers Digital inclusion is key to a better and more equitable economic future that is inclusive of every worker. Here are 4 concrete steps CA's policymakers can take to invest in digital skill-building. b Nov 09 An Agenda for President Biden and Congress b Oct 29 Listen to Skilled America Podcast Episode 9: Skills for an Inclusive Economic Recovery CEO Andy Van Kleunen talks about NSC's vision of an inclusive economic recovery that benefits every worker and every industry in the post-pandemic economy. n Nov 20 HR Dive: Will Biden be able to double the Pell Grant? n Nov 20 EdSurge: Trump’s Legacy For Students and Workers: Shifting Focus From ‘Degrees’ to ‘Skills’ n Nov 17 WVPE: Indiana Is Working Overtime To Tell You About Next Level Jobs n Nov 13 Oakland Press: Andy Levin garnering union support as potential Biden labor secretary n Nov 11 HR Dive: How are US apprenticeship programs surviving during COVID-19? n Nov 11 Bloomberg: Michigan Lawmaker Has Union Support to Be Biden’s Labor Chief f Oct 01 SEE POST SHARE It's not too late to register for our "Policy wins in Southern states: Lessons learned and implications for workforce advocates" webinar! Tomorrow, October 2nd, hear how NSC was able to advance policies and build a skilled workforce in generally fiscally f Sep 30 SEE POST SHARE We've worked with a bipartisan group of nearly 20 Senators and 40 House Reps on the #JOBSAct to maintain strong quality assurance safeguards for short-term Pell. The Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 falls short. Our statement --> https://www.nationals f Sep 25 SEE POST SHARE Our latest report, "The Roadmap for Racial Equity," explores racial and ethnic disparities in education access, workforce training, and why advancing equity is an economic and moral imperative. Check out #TheRoadmap today at nationalskillscoalition.org/r f Sep 24 SEE POST SHARE Non-degree credentials, like industry certifications, apprenticeship certificates, and occupational licenses, are a key component of state economic development and can help workers obtain better jobs and reconnect them with further postsecondary education f Sep 20 SEE POST SHARE There’s less than one week until our webinar with National Association of Counties, “Immigration at the Local Level: How Counties Can Use Workforce and Adult Education Policy to Strengthen Inclusion” on 09/25. Join us to learn how you can create policies f Sep 17 SEE POST SHARE Every person and every worker deserves a fair shot at achieving economic stability and success, yet many workers of color face wide racial inequities in educational attainment, employment, and income. In a new report, explores th t Nov 21 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE "By investing in skills training and services to support participants, such as child care and transportation, the federal government can help city leaders build upon successful workforce development programs." –@ leagueofcities outlines their biggest needs. https://t.co/aSad36FXaX t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE It's been 80 years since the National Apprenticeship Act has been updated. This is an important down payment on the urgent need to modernize our apprenticeship system and expand equitable access to apprenticeship and work-based learning for all workers. https://t.co/yvXFDEtVry t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE "We hope President-elect Biden will also put an infrastructure package on the table that includes expanding access to broadband and investing in digital literacy…If we do get an infrastructure package, there absolutely has to be a training component.” -@ AndyVKNSC #NYChangeMakers t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE RT @ NYATEP : “We have around 12 million people nationally that will be at a dead end with their unemployment at the end of December. And, 40… t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .@ AndyVKNSC : If President-elect Biden is really serious about elevating the importance of community colleges, then the administration should also create a new position - an Assistant Secretary for Community and Technical Colleges. #NYCHANGEMAKERS https://t.co/N0p8rav6Q9 t Nov 18 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE Still time to register! https://t.co/ijLqc5dZTS t Nov 21 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE "By investing in skills training and services to support participants, such as child care and transportation, the federal government can help city leaders build upon successful workforce development programs." –@ leagueofcities outlines their biggest needs. https://t.co/aSad36FXaX t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE It's been 80 years since the National Apprenticeship Act has been updated. This is an important down payment on the urgent need to modernize our apprenticeship system and expand equitable access to apprenticeship and work-based learning for all workers. https://t.co/yvXFDEtVry t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE "We hope President-elect Biden will also put an infrastructure package on the table that includes expanding access to broadband and investing in digital literacy…If we do get an infrastructure package, there absolutely has to be a training component.” -@ AndyVKNSC #NYChangeMakers t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE RT @ NYATEP : “We have around 12 million people nationally that will be at a dead end with their unemployment at the end of December. And, 40… t Nov 20 REPLY RETWEET FAVORITE .@ AndyVKNSC : If President-elect Biden is really serious about elevating the importance of community colleges, then the administration should also create a new position - an Assistant Secretary for Community and Technical Colleges. #NYCHANGEMAKERS https://t.co/N0p8rav6Q9 b Nov 20 The House of Representatives Just Reauthorized the National Apprenticeship Act. Here’s What it Means for Workers Publications Skills for an Inclusive Economic Recovery: An Agenda for President Biden and Congress Nov 09, 2020 It's Incumbent on U.S. Sep 21, 2020 Skills for an Inclusive Economic Recovery Sep 09, 2020 Young parents and workforce in a post-pandemic world Sep 02, 2020 The Roadmap for Racial Equity, Special Edition: Immigrants and English Learners Aug 24, 2020 DONATE f t Follow @skillscoalition y k l 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20036 Phone: 202.223.8991 · Fax: 202.318.2609 · Email Us ...