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Employment and Jobs

Supporting Employer-Provided Training in the COVID-19 Recovery

This policy brief explores the role that employer-provided training can play in a recovery and outlines policies to incentivize employers to expand access to education and training.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 2 more

Publication

12.10.2020
Employment and Jobs

Building a Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities

This report outlines strategies for cities to strengthen education and workforce systems to support lifelong learning.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Publication

12.01.2020
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
Employment and Jobs

How Digital Training Can Build a Public Health Workforce

Employers and local governments are developing innovative mechanisms to prepare and deploy public health workers.

BY Zach Neumann

Blog Post

05.28.2020
Employment and Jobs

Millions of Workers Have Lost Their Jobs. Some Are Never Coming Back.

As policymakers respond to the COVID-19 crisis, they must support those who have permanently lost their jobs.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

05.11.2020
Employment and Jobs

The Changing Nature of Work

Roundtable led by MIT Work of the Future and the Future of Work Initiative examines how work is changing and the systems and supports necessary to meet the challenges in the 21st century.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

08.29.2019
Employment and Jobs

What Do We Know About Americans' Attitude Toward Automation?

Recent polls and surveys shed light on the question of how Americans are perceiving the impact of automation on their work and wellbeing.

BY Ethan Pollack, & 1 more

Blog Post

08.22.2019
Workforce Development

Can Income Share Agreements Promote a System of Lifelong Learning?

As we explore ways to transition to a system of lifelong learning, Income Share Agreements offer certain benefits if coupled with the proper regulatory oversight.

BY Ethan Pollack

Blog Post

05.22.2019
Employment and Jobs

Fitzpayne and Speicher: "Automation is rewiring the future — the time for action is now"

Alastair Fitzpayne, Executive Director of the Future of Work Initiative, and Joe Speicher, Executive Director of the Autodesk Foundation, authored an op-ed first published in The Hill.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Blog Post

05.17.2019
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