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Ryan Davis, President and CEO of Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, has stepped down from that position, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities. "We thank Ryan for his leadership of CSW during the past 21 months, and wish him the very best," said CSW Board Chair Nancy Snyder. Larry Good,... read more →

CSW is looking for two to three new members to join our board in 2019 who will extend the board’s strategic and financial oversight and leadership capacity. We look to members of our Board to work with us collaboratively to identify opportunities and foster organizational growth and transformation to meet... read more →

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) is seeking responsible vendors to submit Proposals as an external auditor in order to audit CSW’s financial statements. The audit is required to be conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and result in an Independent Auditor's Report, Report on Internal Controls and Compliance,... read more →

Many of you have supported our work to transform credentialing in the past and we hope you will be part of The Competency Project, a new center at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce. Our network of thousands of national stakeholders is one of our greatest strengths. In helping make competency... read more →

Access to accurate, easily shared data is an essential resource that helps local and state workforce development leaders and practitioners better understand local demographic trends, business and talent development needs, and their choices for investing limited government resources in workforce development initiatives and programs. With support from JPMorgan Chase &... read more →

One year ago, I had the honor and privilege of starting as the third President and CEO of the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW). It has been an amazing journey of learning and engaging with partners nationally and internationally. During the holiday season, I reflected on some of the... read more →

CSW partnered with the Washington State Center of Excellence for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing to develop a new center focused on unmanned and autonomous systems, including aerial drones and self-driving vehicles. The newly minted Center of Excellence for Unmanned & Autonomous Systems (COEUAS) based in Sunnyside, Washington will focus on... read more →

Last week the Department of Labor released a solicitation for the Scaling Apprenticeships Through Sector Based Strategies grants. DOL plans to award $150 Million to rapidly scale apprenticeships in select industry sectors and occupations. The grants require an institution of higher education to lead the application and create a public... read more →

The Omnibus spending bill passed by Congress at the end of March contains $145 Million in new apprenticeship grant funds for the Department of Labor. CSW anticipates the window to apply for these funds will be extremely tight as awards will be made prior to September 30, 2018. While the... read more →

WASHINGTON, DC- 4/2/2018 Saylor Academy and Connecting Credentials are joining forces to host the Summit on the Credentialing Economy on June 7-8 in Washington, DC. This Summit will convene decision makers in higher education, policy, human resources, funders, providers and employers to go beyond examining the credentialing marketplace. Participants will... read more →

Twin Cities GMWC Sector Skills Academy Application Thank you for your interest in applying to participate in the 2018-2019 Twin Cities Greater Metropolitan Workforce Council (GMWC) Sector Skills Academy. Please refer to this Participant Overview document for additional background and details about the GMWC Sector Skills Academy. If you have any... read more →

Kysha Frazier and Marty Miles presented Benchmarking findings and potential ways to work with the local community at Atlanta CareerRise. The meeting included an overview of the ways Benchmarking an add value, efficiency and purpose to using organizational data. CareerRise also released a paper at the meeting, Job Training Programs... read more →