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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... read more →

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... read more →

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... read more →

We are excited to announce that Alex Breen has joined CSW as a Sr. Policy Associate with the Improving Practices & Outcomes Team. He supports CSW’s efforts to strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations to improve results for low-wage workers through the use of data, feedback, and effective strategies and practices.... read more →

Partnerships are the cornerstone of the workforce system. In CSW’s latest report for the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association (PWDA), Senior Policy Associate Alex Afranie breaks down how integrating WIOA and TANF services has the potential to provide substantial benefits to those most in need. The Federal, State & Local Systems... read more →

Is it really the happiest time of the year? Vickie Choitz, CSW’s Director of Federal, State & Local Systems Change, ponders this question and more in an insightful piece on trauma and resilience. In it, Vickie contextualizes the effects of trauma on workforce development clients and, in turn, workforce development... read more →

After the economic disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, states are in need of sustainable, equitable recovery plans. CSW has joined the National Governors Association’s State Equitable Recovery Coalition, along with peer organizations, to help drive national sustainable, equitable recovery and growth. We are thrilled to partner with this coalition and... read more →

We are excited to welcome and announce that Chioke Mose-Telesford has joined the CSW team as the Director – Improving Practices & Outcomes. Chioke will manage CSW’s portfolio of work centered on strengthening the capacity of workforce professionals to develop more effective services and policies to increase equity and worker... read more →

CSW is seeking a Senior Policy Associate to join our Competencies & Credentials team and a Senior Policy Associate to join our Improving Practices & Outcomes team. We welcome applicants with interest and experience in both roles to apply for each position. Click the links below to download a full... read more →

University Business has published this well done piece that provides an overview of the exciting Credential As You Go initiative that CSW President Larry Good is a co-lead, working with co-lead and principal investigator Nan Travers from SUNY-Empire State College and co-lead Holly Zanvile from George Washington University. How Colleges... read more →

We are excited to announce that Chris Webb is joining CSW as a Research Associate. Chris will conduct labor market and workforce development program related research and evaluation supporting several CSW projects aimed at reducing poverty, increasing economic mobility for low-wage workers, and addressing racial disparities. Chris will also co-steer... read more →

“Credential as You Go” has recently been awarded an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) grant through the “Transformative Research in the Education Sciences” program. The federal grant, totaling nearly $3 million ($2,999,998.13) over three years will be managed by SUNY Empire State, and co-led by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce... read more →