BREAKING:  The House has just dropped a bipartisan WIOA reauthorization bill.  National Skills Coalition experts are analyzing it for our priorities. Here’s some of what we’ll be looking for:

After a national search, National Skills Coalition's Board of Directors announced that Robert Espinoza would assume the role of CEO on January 1, 2024. Hear from incoming CEO on our next fireside chat! RSVP: nationalskillscoalition.org/fireside-chats/

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced and advanced a #WIOA reauthorization bill this week. See the video below for some top-level details in addition to an analysis of how it addresses the #digitalskills divide. More details to come.

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ICYMI: Bipartisan legislation strengthening financial aid for short-term skills training (short-term Pell) has advanced in the House. National Skills Coalition's policy expert Jennifer Stiddard weighs in:

Over 60 clean energy stakeholders joined National Skills Coalition and Business Leaders United for a day of policy discussion, Hill briefings, and meetings with Senate HELP Committee GOP staff. Learn what's next for this team! businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/empo…

New today! National Skills Coalition released public perspectives research that supports modernizing higher education policies. View the full brief: ow.ly/AJWr50S7oto

.VA's Comm Colleges is working together with area employers to create talent pipelines and is setting a model for the rest of the nation on how to build a skilled and resilient #workforce. Read more in our new blog: businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/how-…

When businesses in VA understood how a new tuition assistance program could supply them with the talent and #skills they need, they became champions and advocates of the program. Learn from VA and how the state is transforming #workforce training. businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/how-…

Today, National Skills Coalition is launching the Infrastructure Equity Policy Project with partners in 11 states, aiming to train the next generation of #infrastructure and #cleanenergy workers by advancing state policies. nationalskillscoalition.org/blog/news/infr…

Growing the clean energy sector will require state investments in #skillstraining. Business Leaders United convened business leaders and other #cleanenergy stakeholders to identify policy solutions. Here is what we've heard: businessleadersunited.org/publications/f…

The #cleanenergy sector needs to expand and diversify the talent pipeline --- Industry Sector Partnerships can help! Business leaders and key clean energy stakeholders put forth policy solutions. Read them here: businessleadersunited.org/publications/f…

Businesses are shaping workforce policy through sector partnerships and short-term skills training. Recently, BLU hosted a fly-in where partners from across the country met with their state reps and on the Hill to advocate for workforce funding. Read more: businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/how-…

BLU partners met with state leaders during a recent fly-in to push for critical workforce funding! These sector partnerships and short-term training programs are bridging the skills gap. Learn more about the fly-in in our blog here: businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/how-…

Through sector partnerships, businesses are influencing workforce policy. BLU’s fly-in brought business leaders face-to-face with policymakers, advocating for funds to support critical training programs. More details here: businessleadersunited.org/news/blog/how-…