down Go Back to Impact Stories Credentials That Work At a Glance Aligning career training with employer demand by using innovations in labor market information technology to preparing community college students for high-demand jobs. Capabilities Scale Expert Involved Sara Lamback Senior Director, Workforce and Regional Economies Practice Status Done Locations AZ CA KY AL ND RI ME MI NY IL LA TN Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share via Email
In the News Press Release: Real-Time Labor Market Data To Help Colleges Align Curriculum to Needs of Regional Economies
Report/Research Innovations in Labor Market Intelligence: Meeting the New Requirements of Regional Workforce and Economic Development We can no longer define labor markets using the old geopolitical jurisdictions of states, counties, and cities. Instead, we must focus more attention on regions and their industry clusters.
Report/Research Aligning Community Colleges to Their Local Labor Markets This paper discusses new technologies that can provide a more accurate, real-time look at local employers' hiring and skill needs, which would in turn inform the course offerings at community colleges.
Report/Research Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment With most of Connecticut's in-demand health care jobs being equally in demand across the nation, the challenges this state faces in addressing workforce demands have implications for the United States as a whole.
Report/Research Vendor Product Review: A Consumer's Guide to Real-time Labor Market Information Captured in this brief are JFF's findings and recommendations after reviewing six leading vendors of real-time labor market information—information that can help jobseekers and education institutions better understand local employer demands.
Report/Research A Growing Jobs Sector: Health Informatics In a dynamic economic environment, those charged with developing the skills of the workforce must be able to assess labor market signals constantly using multiple sources of data and information.
Report/Research An Examination of the Information Technology Job Market Over the next four years, job opportunities in the information technology (IT) sector will increase by 8 percent. With the right credentials and skills, jobseekers can jump on this trend and build a career in a rapidly growing field.
Post Changing the Game: Closing the Data Gap Will Help Narrow the Skills Gap The skills gap in the US workforce is by now well documented. Real-time labor market data can help identify new trends in job content and skill demands.
Post Thinking Big about Student Success Thinking Big consolidates JFF's research into the most effective processes for scaling up new approaches that promote student success in community college.
Report/Research Using Real-Time Labor Market Information on a Nationwide Scale JFF, through the Credentials That Work initiative, is analyzing real-time labor market information to better inform postsecondary education and job training programs. By aligning these programs with data, students can easily step into high-demand careers.
Post Workforce Trainers’ Need for Real-Time Labor Market Information By using traditional labor market information, workforce training programs are making advances that best serve their regional economies. JFF's GreenWays partners and Credentials That Work initiative support this kind of development.
Post Some Good News on the Jobs Front There is plenty of evidence showing that the job market is (slowly but surely) recovering.
Post How We Can Propel Ourselves Out of “Educational Stagnation” To escape educational stagnation, what the country needs is a reexamination and re-imagination of the education and employment pipeline.
Post Colleges Want More Real-Time Labor Information Educators and employers are discovering that real-time labor market data can improve the understanding of hiring trends and employer demand, including certifications and skill requirements.
In the News Press Release: Jobs for the Future and CorpU Present the College Employer Collaborative at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting
Post The Fight Against Unemployment Should Begin with Inclusive Data The issue of unemployment persistently remains one of our government’s greatest challenges. Policymakers are well aware that economic growth is largely dependent on finding gainful, sustainable employment for as many people as possible.
Post Using Labor Market Information Labor market information can provide great insight into a region's economic landscape of a region. It's also so versatile that it is sometimes hard to know where to get started.
Report/Research The State of the Health Care Workforce in Northern Virginia Since its inception in 2003, NoVaHealthFORCE, a coalition of health care employers, educators, and community leaders, has sought to identify and address health care workforce challenges in Northern Virginia.
Report/Research Real-Time Labor Market Information: An Environmental Scan of Vendors and Workforce Development Users Few understand how to utilize real-time labor market information (RT LMI) in tandem with traditional LMI. This report seeks to inform the workforce development community and others about the most common uses, successes, and challenges of RT LMI.
In the News Press Release: Educate Texas Announces Grantees for Texas Regional STEM Degree Accelerator Initiative
Post An Interview with Anna Shipp Anna Shipp, the project manager for the Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Partners initiative at the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, offers her thoughts on green infrastructure.
Post Parks as Green Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure as Parks In this article, guest writer Adrian Benepe explores how innovative pollution control, playground, and storm mitigation projects have expanded our understanding of green infrastructure.
Report/Research Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways encourages state support as colleges use high-quality, real-time data to align the creation of middle-skill STEM pathways.
In the News Press Release: Community Colleges and Employers Work Together to Develop Digital Courses and Credentials to Address Skills Gap in High-Need Areas
Post An Emerald Necklace for Los Angeles County: Fostering a Green Economy In order to restore and preserve natural systems, cities must support a robust, inclusive, and sustainable local economy that produces new economic opportunities around green infrastructure.
Post How Should Communities Plan and Implement Green Infrastructure Projects? Many cities—motivated by the potential for reduced infrastructure costs, better environmental outcomes, and community development—are beginning to consider how they could start integrating green infrastructure practices into their programs.
Post South Platte Urban Waters Partnership The South Platte Urban Waters Partnership is a collaboration keeping its eye on the river and working to promote water quality, protection, and awareness.
Post How Corps "Put Service to Work" in Green Infratructure The Corps Network connects today's youth with innovative hands-on learning experiences that put them on a path to careers in green infrastructure (GI) or related fields. Here's a detailed look at the Corps' core.
Post How Linking Learning and Work Build Skills for Life and Career In the past decade, career and technical education has moved from the sidelines of education policy to the center of school reform—and been rebranded (if not entirely reinvented) along the way.
Post The Time for Competency-Based Credentialing Systems Is Now The nation needs to engage in a conversation on moving to a competency-based credentialing system. Such a system would create standards for clear, cross-industry credentials that recognize an individual's competencies.