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92,000
The National Fund has supported 67,500 job seekers and 25,000 incumbent workers in developing new skills for high-demand jobs and securing 65,000 industry-approved credentials.
ORGANIZING EMPLOYERS
7,500
The National Fund network has engaged more than 7,500 employers to develop collective solutions through industry partnerships.
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES
$315m
National Fund investments have catalyzed $315 million in matched or aligned investments from 700 local and national funders.
REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES
31
The National Fund is proud to support 31 regional funding collaboratives located across the country. These collaboratives generate attention and investment in their community’s biggest labor and economic issues.
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Job Design Framework
What does a quality job look like? The Job Design Framework offers a menu of components that come together in different ways to create the right quality job for the context.
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Become a Frontline Worker Champion
The nomination period to become a CareerSTAT Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion is open through February 28, 2019. Organizations received national recognition and free technical assistance.
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Local Investment @ Work
Local Investment @Work showcases the work, investments, best practices and thought leadership of the National Fund for Workforce Solution's Collaboratives.
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Join CareerSTAT
CareerSTAT is a national network of healthcare leaders investing in the skills and careers of frontline workers. Join the network for resources, insights, and peer learning.
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Falling Off a Cliff: When Workers Can’t Afford to Take a Job
With the unemployment rate below 4 percent, we are in a “full employment” economy, and job seekers have lots of choices. But not all choices are equal. In some cases, people literally can’t afford to take jobs. How can that be?
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Power of Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a powerful, win-win solution for employers and workers. Apprenticeship is a proven earn-and-learn strategy that ensures quality training to prepare exceptional workers for American industry.
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Report Finds Problems with Wages, Locations of Northeast Ohio Job Growth
Report Finds Problems with Wages, Locations of Northeast Ohio Job Growth
CareerSTAT Quarterly- Winter 2019
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Study: Regional Economic Measures Improving, But Work Remains
Study: Regional Economic Measures Improving, But Work Remains
Northeast Ohio continues to lag peers in growth measurements, new report shows
Northeast Ohio continues to lag peers in growth measurements, new report shows
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Building Community Partnerships for Youth Apprenticeship: A Systems Thinking Approach
Everything old is new again. Apprenticeship is an established idea that has been revived to meet new labor and economic challenges. Right now, there is significant momentum across the United…
Today’s Labor Market: Miracle or Mirage?
January marked 100 straight months with positive job growth. The unemployment rate is near an all-time low at 4.0%. There are more job openings than people to fill them. The…
CareerSTAT Academy Member Spotlight: Advocate Aurora Health
CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy Beginning in November 2017, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions brought together 11 healthcare organizations for the CareerSTAT Healthcare Workforce Development Academy. This year-long learning…
Making Progress, Not Excuses
The Workforce Solutions Collaborative in Hartford, Conn., was among the first funders collaboratives established with support from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. In November 2018, it celebrated ten years…