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CSW is committed to addressing systemic racial inequities in our organization, the field of workforce development, and the labor market more broadly.  We are on a journey to move from a long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as an organizational value to an intentional integration of racial equity... read more →

Congratulations from CSW to Jeannine LaPrad, who has left our team after 23 years to take on a new challenge as Managing Director of Policy and Research at the National Skills Coalition. And while we will miss Jeannine enormously, we’re delighted that her next phase of influencing workforce policy and... read more →

What career pathways exist in Michigan for food system workers? Where can Michiganders get the education and training necessary to enter and advance into these opportunities? Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems are pleased to share Food Systems Career Pathways in Michigan,... read more →

Vickie Choitz, Mary Freeman, Larry Good, CSW Four years ago, the Detroit Mayor’s Office led a strategic planning process to strengthen and expand the adult foundational skills system in Detroit. Good jobs were coming back to the city, but too many residents were being left behind due to unmet need... read more →

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865 that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Today, 49 states and Washington D.C. recognize the... read more →

As the pandemic recedes, more than six million youth 16-24 are neither working nor in school. In particular, the unemployment rate for young people of color topped 45 percent during the pandemic. Research indicates that without targeted help, a large proportion of those opportunity youth struggle to succeed for the... read more →

We are excited to announce that Ángel Luis Vélez is joining CSW as a Research Associate. Ángel will conduct labor market and workforce development program related research and evaluation supporting a number of our projects aimed at reducing poverty, increasing economic mobility for low-wage workers, and addressing racial disparities. Angel... read more →

The United States has a problem—too few quality jobs. This problem contributes to a variety of national ills, from low productivity to poor health, to fractured politics and divisions within society. Low job quality has disproportionately negative effects on women workers and workers of color, contributing significantly to earnings and... read more →

By Vickie Choitz, Director – Federal, State, and Local Systems Change, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Before reading: I invite you to take a few deep breaths to take a mini break from your day and calm your nervous system before reading this blog. Go ahead, no one’s watching, and... read more →

CSW guidebook leads Kysha Frazier and Ken Barnes, in partnership with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices are pleased to announce the release of the updated “Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship”. This guide provides information for employers, job seekers, and more on using federal funds and resources... read more →

Modernizing and Investing in Workforce Development is the latest of a series of papers recommending systemic improvements to modernize the United States’ outdated patchwork of workforce policies, all being issued by the Better Employment and Training Strategies (BETS) taskforce. BETS is a coalition of more than 40 leading practitioners and... read more →

CSW Advancing Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Building Organizations and Systems CSW seeks individuals and organizations with expertise in toxic stress, trauma, racial trauma, trauma-informed care and approaches, and resilience-building. We will be launching one or more initiatives to build trauma-informed and resilience-building organizations and systems in workforce development, adult education, postsecondary education,... read more →