Sep
07
September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time when we come together to raise awareness about suicide and take action to prevent it. Suicide is a serious public health problem that affects people of all ages, races, and backgrounds. Approximately 80% of suicides are by working aged people (ages 18-65;...
read more →
Sep
06
Kysha Wright Frazier, CSW’s President & CEO; and Kermit Kaleba, Strategy Director for Employment-Aligned Credential Programs at Lumina Foundation write about the on-going anti-DEI government actions that undermine essential college and business relationships needed to support the talent needs of our economy. Click Here to read more via Inside Higher...
read more →
Sep
05
CSW is proud to welcome Naima Mohamed to our staff as a Senior Research Associate for the Research and Evaluation team! Naima will provide workforce development program related research and evaluation support across multiple CSW projects aimed at reducing poverty, increasing economic mobility for low-wage workers, and addressing racial disparities....
read more →
Jul
27
Imagine this: you're sitting at your desk, fully aware of the looming deadlines, but instead of diving into your work, you find yourself lost in the abyss of a seemingly endless to-do list. You have become a master of diversion, filling your time with mundane tasks like rearranging your desk or...
read more →
Jun
21
After seven years of dedication to the work of CSW’s Federal, State, & Local Systems Change team, Senior Policy Associate, Ken Barnes, is entering retirement. Ken has spent his career working to achieve true improvements in job quality and creating equitable workforce opportunities for workers and learners across the U.S....
read more →
Jun
20
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) has had the good fortune to work recently with a set of passionate community college leaders and their industry partners who are striving to create a more equitable learn and work ecosystem. They are members of ACE-UP, a Lumina Foundation-supported community of practice designed...
read more →
Jun
16
The Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC) has been a pioneer in the workforce development field, making a significant investment over the last two years to help their staff become more trauma-informed and resilience-building for themselves, their customers, and their colleagues. CSW has provided staff training and organizational coaching on topics...
read more →
Jun
05
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) has been selected by CAEL (The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) and Strada Education Foundation as the evaluator for the multi-year, multi-regional “Build Better Careers Initiative,” focused on creating education-to-career pathways in the financial services industry. The initiative seeks to engage industry leaders, workforce development organizations,...
read more →
May
31
The Oakland80 report, “Expanding Post-Secondary Attainment: The Road to Economic Success in Oakland County,” was released on May 8, 2023. The Oakland80 initiative was designed to increase post-secondary educational attainment to 80% in Oakland County by 2030, and the strategies and research in the report will support their work through...
read more →
May
30
Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 30, 2023: IMPART Alliance at Michigan State University (IMPART Alliance) has engaged Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) and their partner Workcred to develop a series of competency-based direct care worker (DCW) certifications and envision a sustainable way for administering these certifications in the future. IMPART...
read more →
May
22
CSW is proud to welcome Jason Render to our staff as a Policy Associate for the Competencies & Credentials team! In his new role, Jason supports efforts to expand the use of competencies and non-degree credentials within learning and talent management systems to increase economic mobility for low-wage workers and address...
read more →
May
18
CSW has been providing training and organizational coaching on trauma and resilience (T&R) for the Detroit at Work public workforce development system for two years. A critical component of this initiative has been the Trauma and Resilience Ambassadors. Each of the nine adult career centers in the Detroit at Work...
read more →
« Previous Page — Next Page »
