Oct
05
For thousands of years, homo sapiens have worried about immediate, daily dangers to our lives. From escaping an attacking predator to fleeing a disastrous storm, our bodies have built-in psychological and physiological responses to protect us from potential harm. These self-preserving reactions are often categorized as fight, flight, freeze, or...
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Sep
28
Lucia is a career consultant at a workforce development career center in a large, diverse city in the Upper Great Lakes region. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was excelling at her job. She was engaged, clients loved her, and her supervisor was impressed with her potential. However, once the...
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Sep
12
Join our team! CSW is seeking a Vice President of Operations & Strategy to join our team. Click the link below to download a full description of this opportunity and for details on how to apply. Posting open September 12 to October 7, 2022 | This job posting is now...
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Aug
08
CSW is excited to announce the addition of Rebecca Brown to our staff, filling the role of accountant. Rebecca will be assisting with the finance and accounting day-to-day processes including a comprehensive range of accounting inputs, reporting, and financial analysis. You can learn more about Rebecca's role and background here.
Jul
27
Walmart has awarded a $400,000 grant to Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) on behalf of the Credential As You Go movement led by the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University, SUNY Empire State College, the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning at State University...
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Jul
18
CSW President & CEO Larry Good was part of a team that presented Alabama's Talent Triad strategy at a policy academy for member states hosted by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and JFF. Larry outlined CSW's role of identifying the competencies needed in nearly 400 priority occupations,...
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Jul
12
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce co-founder, President & CEO Larry Good has announced he will retire effective December 31, 2022 after 32 years leading CSW. In tandem, the CSW Board of Directors has selected Kysha Frazier to be CSW’s new President & CEO, effective January 1, 2023. “I speak for...
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Jul
07
Adult education providers have always been on the frontlines of advancing economic mobility and racial equity. But lack of resources is consistently a formidable challenge. For example, in fiscal year 2019, the federal government spent $57.9 billion on K-12 education (one-sixth of what states spent), compared to $641,955,000 on adult education (33% of what...
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Jun
20
We are excited to welcome and announce that Taylor McDonald has joined the CSW team as the Communications and Digital Content Manager. Taylor will work in partnership with staff to build CSW’s external brand and identity and lead communication and marketing strategies. Learn more about Taylor’s new role at CSW...
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May
05
CSW is inspired and excited by the efforts of community-based organizations in its Workforce Benchmarking Network (WBN) who are working to produce more equitable outcomes for participants. In a new piece by CSW Senior Policy Associate Marty Miles, learn how PowerCorpsPHL has used deeper dives into disaggregated data and engagement...
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May
03
What value do certifications offer employers and learners? Melissa Goldberg, CSW’s Director of Competencies & Credentials, considers the evidence and offers some answers in a new blog post. In it, Melissa shares examples of ways certifications can offer a return to employers in the hiring process, for productivity and around...
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Mar
23
Funded by Lumina Foundation, CSW has co-published a new five-report series on certifications with partners Workcred and the George Washington Institute of Public Policy. The press release below from Workcred provides an overview of this important work, which seeks to increase the visibility and understanding of certifications as versatile tools...
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