The State of Our Workforce: Where Are We Now?

by National Fund for Workforce Solutions

The field of workforce development is growing and changing every day. The National Fund for Workforce Solutions and its network have moved past the old paradigm of train and place into a space where workforce development must be more. Throughout the network, new ideas, practices, solutions, and more are popping up to address the biggest challenges facing workers, employers, and communities alike.

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  • Episode 25 - State of Our Workforce: November 2023 feat. Abbie Langston & Joan Chase

    Episode 25 - State of Our Workforce: November 2023 feat. Abbie Langston & Joan Chase

    E25
    21:23

    Each month, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions takes a deeper dive into the diverse, innovative, and effective workforce solutions its network is adopting to address local challenges across the country. This month, National Fund Director of Evaluation and Learning, Michelle Wilson Ed.D is joined by Abbie Langston, vice president of research at PolicyLink, and Joan Chase, senior director for strategic initiatives at Fund for Our Economic Future, for a conversation about new tools for advancing workforce equity.Where Matters: https://wherematters.us/Workforce Equity Dashboard: https://nationalfund.org/workforce-equity-dashboard/National Equity Atlas: https://nationalequityatlas.org/

  • Episode 24 - State of Our Workforce: October 2023 feat. Anne Kandilis

    Episode 24 - State of Our Workforce: October 2023 feat. Anne Kandilis

    E24
    17:37

    Each month, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions takes a deeper dive into the diverse, innovative, and effective workforce solutions its network is adopting to address local challenges across the country. This month, National Fund Director of Evaluation and Learning, Michelle Wilson Ed.D, is joined by Anne Kandilis, director of Springfield WORKS for a conversation about how she has been able to take learning from the network and apply it locally in Springfield.

  • Episode 23 - State of Our Workforce: September 2023 feat. Amanda Cage

    Episode 23 - State of Our Workforce: September 2023 feat. Amanda Cage

    E23
    14:11

    Each month, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions takes a deeper dive into the diverse, innovative, and effective workforce solutions its network is adopting to address local challenges across the country.This month, National Fund Director of Evaluation and Learning, Michelle Wilson Ed.D, is joined by National Fund President and CEO Amanda Cage, for a conversation about Workforce Development Month, the ongoing work at the National Fund, and a special announcement!

  • Episode 22 - State of Our Workforce: August 2023 feat. Carrie Felton and Tom Strong

    Episode 22 - State of Our Workforce: August 2023 feat. Carrie Felton and Tom Strong

    E22
    15:50

    Each month, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions takes a deeper dive into the diverse, innovative, and effective workforce solutions its network is adopting to address local challenges across the country.This month, National Fund Director of Evaluation and Learning, Michelle Wilson Ed.D, is joined by her National Fund colleagues Carrie Felton, director of worker success, and Tom Strong, director of employer activation, for a conversation about the ongoing work throughout the network to dismantle occupational segregation.

  • Episode 21 - State of Our Workforce: June 2023 feat. Kerry McKittrick

    Episode 21 - State of Our Workforce: June 2023 feat. Kerry McKittrick

    E21
    12:16

    Each month, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions will take a deeper dive into the diverse, innovative, and effective workforce solutions its network is adopting to address local challenges across the country. This month, National Fund Director of Evaluation and Learning, Michelle Wilson Ed.D, is joined by Kerry McKittrick, Associate Director of the Project on Workforce at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, for a conversation about career navigation.