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Oct 22

CSW Announces Fifth Year of Trauma-Informed Training with Detroit at Work System

Detroit, Michigan, October 22, 2026: Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) is partnering with the Detroit at Work (DAW) workforce system for the fifth year of a multi-year effort to strengthen trauma-informed and resilience-building practices across Detroit's workforce development system. Detroit at Work, powered by Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation... read more →
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Sep 22

Advising Models: A Student Researcher’s Findings from the Learner-Centered Benchmarking Project

Colleges often define student success by commonly used metrics like grades, attendance, and retention as well as metrics associated with their strategic planning, without considering how students themselves define their success in college. This creates a need for colleges to more regularly incorporate student voice in defining success metrics... read more →
Sep 16
Sep 14

When Students Define Success: A Student Researcher’s Experience at the NCPN Conference

Colleges often define student success by commonly used metrics like grades, attendance, and retention, as well as metrics associated with their strategic planning, without considering how students themselves define their success in college. This creates a need for colleges to more regularly incorporate student voice in defining success metrics... read more →
Aug 03

CSW Welcomes Katya Nekrasova as Business Development Manager

CSW is proud to announce the addition of Katya Nekrasova as our Business Development Manager! In her new role, Katya supports CSW's organizational growth and fundraising efforts by advancing business development strategies, strengthening proposal and grant processes, and aligning CSW’s products and services with funder and field priorities. She... read more →
Jul 21

A Trauma-Informed Action Planning Tool for Improving Workplace Culture

Organizations increasingly recognize the importance of creating workplace cultures where staff feel safe, valued, connected, and supported, yet many organizations struggle to identify specific policies and practices that achieve these cultural goals. While training and professional development can build awareness and inspire new ideas, organizations often need practical tools and structured... read more →
Jul 07

Same Goals, Different Measures: The Hidden Challenge in Workforce Systems

Across the workforce development sector, many organizations use the term placement to describe a key program goal. It is a powerful term. It signals economic inclusion, and in ideal circumstances, economic mobility. Yet even this shared term exists alongside a patchwork of definitions that shape how services are delivered, who qualifies for support, and how success is measured. Placement seems... read more →
Jun 29