Opening Doors: New Investments in Racial Economic Equity
A post-2020 investment surge spurs innovative approaches to driving economic advancement for Black Americans. An Opportunity for Truly Transformative Change George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Those are just a few of the people whose…
XR Shaping the Future of Workforce Development
Innovations in immersive technology create new opportunities for companies, educational institutions, and training providers to build engaging, effective, and affordable systems for training people in simulated environments while creating new jobs and career pathways for…
Workforce Boards Focus on Building Deeper Connections
Workforce boards and American Job Centers were built on the model of in-person service delivery and serve as important access points for people who need to connect to social supports that ease their transition from…
Tech-Enabled Workforce Boards Drive Innovation in Their Communities
In this story, we explore how the Future of Work Grand Challenge reversed the dynamic of workforce boards playing catch-up and reacting to technological changes by creating an opportunity, in the midst of a generational…
Data Empowered Workforce Boards Lead the Way in Economic Recovery
During this time, workforce boards’ ability to effectively monitor stakeholder needs became essential to meeting the Challenge’s demands of rapidly standing up and scaling training programs in a virtual environment. Identifying and creating new data…
The Business Case for Work-Based Learning
JFF can help JFF works with top companies like Lockheed Martin, John Deere, Nissan, Honda, and Best Buy to put work-based learning into action. We help companies assess their business drivers, evaluate talent needs, and…