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Employment and Jobs

Canary in the Coalmine: Are we Teaching the Wrong Skills?

Ever have a song get into your head and play over and over? That happened to me recently. The tune? “Canary in a Coalmine,” by the Police. The spark ...

BY Chris Trout

Blog Post

04.30.2024
Employment and Jobs

Survey: Digital Skills and the Latino Workforce

Share your insights as a worker, employer, workforce organization, or education and training provider. Respondents will be entered to win a $100 gift card.

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program OLD & 1 more

Of Interest

11.04.2021
Around the Institute

Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and Cognizant U.S. Foundation Release “Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities”

Amidst COVID-19 economic recovery, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative's new report outlines concrete recommendations for how cities can build a resilient workforce through lifelong learning.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

12.01.2020
Workforce Development

Can Student-Centered Income Share Agreements Improve Economic Opportunity and Equity?

This issue brief explores how ISAs could be designed and operated to improve economic opportunity for American workers.

BY Ethan Pollack

Publication

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

Walmart Opens Pathways To Skilled Trades Careers

The retailer has been a leader in supporting education programs that don’t fit the traditional four-year degree profile.

BY Amy Blair, & 1 more

Blog Post

07.20.2020
Around the Institute

Cognizant U.S. Foundation Awards $1.25 Million to Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative to Support Continuous Learning Systems

The Cognizant U.S. Foundation grant enables research and local gatherings to provide policy solutions for U.S. cities; recommendations to be released in 2020.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

11.18.2019
Workforce Development

Supporting Displaced Workers Who Retrain for In-Demand Fields

In Automation and a Changing Economy, the Future of Work Initiative proposes ideas for supporting displaced workers who retrain for in-demand fields.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

11.08.2019
Employment and Jobs

Capitol Hill Briefing Highlights Role That Existing Programs Can Play in Addressing Automation

The Future of Work Initiative recently hosted a Capitol Hill briefing to discuss ways to modernize existing policies to address the needs of workers as they grapple with an increasingly automated economy.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

10.24.2019
Employment and Jobs

How Governors Can Respond to the Challenges and Opportunities of Automation

In Automation and a Changing Economy, the Future of Work Initiative highlights proposals that governors and state legislators could act on to better prepare for an increasingly automated economy.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

07.24.2019
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