Workforce Readiness

Here you'll find articles on the job-ready skills students need today for the careers of tomorrow.


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Kennedy-King College Rolls Out Holistic Student Support Program

Chicago's Kennedy-King College is expanding student support services through a collaboration between City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees (OMD), a Chicago-based nonprofit serving low-income community college students.

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1EdTech: 6 Key Steps for a Successful Credentialing Program

A new report from 1EdTech Consortium outlines recommendations for creating microcredential programs in schools, colleges, and universities.

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Cal Poly Pomona Launches AI and Innovation Center

In an effort to advance AI innovation, foster community engagement, and prepare students for careers in STEM fields and business, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona has teamed up with AI, cloud, and advisory services provider Avanade to launch a new Avanade AI & Innovation Center.

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New Education Design Lab Initiative Convenes Five Community Colleges to Reimagine Their Future

Education Design Lab, a nonprofit devoted to designing, prototyping, and testing education-to-workforce models, has announced the inaugural cohort of its Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge.

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California State University Launches Systemwide ChatGPT Edu Deployment

In the largest deployment of ChatGPT to date, California State University is rolling out ChatGPT Edu, OpenAI's generative AI product designed for education institutions, to more than 460,000 students and 63,000-plus staff and faculty across the system's 23 campuses.

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Snowflake Launches Program to Upskill 100,000 People in Data and AI

Cloud data platform Snowflake is embarking on an effort to train and certify more than 100,000 users on its AI Data Cloud by 2027. The One Million Minds + One Platform program will provide Snowflake-delivered courses, training materials, and free access to Snowflake software, at no cost to learners.

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Arkansas Community Colleges Tap Education Design Lab to Expand College-to-Career Pipeline

A new program in Arkansas aims to create more community college pathways for learners to attain job-ready skills.

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Report: Cloud Certifications Bring Biggest Salary Payoff

It pays to be conversant in cloud, according to a new study from Skillsoft The company's annual IT skills and salary survey report found that the top three certifications resulting in the highest payoffs salarywise are for skills in the cloud, specifically related to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Nutanix.

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Miami Dade College Launches Online Workforce Education Initiative

Florida's Miami Dade College is now providing workforce training to students across the country through XploreFLEd, an online program focused on "developing essential skills for today's job market."

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St. Cloud State University Adds Four Tech Bootcamps via Upright Partnership

To meet the growing demand for tech professionals in the state, Minnesota's St. Cloud State University is partnering with Upright to launch four career-focused bootcamps that will provide in-demand skills in software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, and digital marketing.