stw logo: Putting skills to work <br> for 10M career seekers
A SKILLS COLLABORATIVE CHANGING THE ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY OF CAREER SEEKERS WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO CRITICAL SERVICES
Tackling the economy's $8.5T talent shortage...
ETS Solutions, Jobs for the Future's innovation arm, JFFLabs and AstrumU are working together to provide unprecedented transparency into an individuals' skills for career seekers, education providers and employers.
...through a first of its kind, AI-driven initiative.
This cross-sector partnership is unlocking the full potential of talent by providing verified skills profiles and skill-to-quality job matching to enhance opportunities.
The power of scalable partnership
Our extensive networks include stakeholders and influencers across the employer, education and workforce ecosystem. This network allows us to foster collaboration and change the status quo across talent strategy and management.
The collective voices of the Skills to Work partnership will amplify thought leadership, driving crucial conversations, pioneering new solutions and setting new industry standards for skills-based hiring.
As partners, ETS’s assessment and research expertise and AstumU’s AI-backed skills verification platform will create a talent Skillprint™ report. These verified skill profiles will enhance the success of individuals, education organizations and employees in the new skills-based economy.
Our objectives
TRANSLATE SKILLS
Develop a verified skills profile for career seekers from diverse backgrounds utilizing 1,000 education and training institutions.
CAPTURE COMPETENCIES
Incorporate and develop a verifiable digital record of competencies, skills and credentials to connect career seekers to work and upskilling opportunities.
SUPPORT UPWARD MOBILITY
Build an ecosystem-wide, skills-based solution to generate a heat map for 10M under-resourced and diverse career seekers.
ENABLE HIRING SUCCESS
Enable more than 500 Fortune 1000 companies to confidently engage in skills-based hiring.
“The future of work is here. By putting the power in employers and career seeker’s hands, we’re powering human progress with proven measurement expertise, and robust, innovative talent solutions.”
MICHELLE FROAH
- SVP OF CORPORATE SOLUTIONS
- ETS
“Empowering 10 million learners to take control of their educational and work records will foster continued learning and career advancement, ensuring they have the tools to succeed in a rapidly changing economy.”
MARIA FLYNN
- CEO
- JOBS FOR THE FUTURE (JFF)
“Talent is distributed equally, opportunity is not. That is true in rural America and in our urban centers.”
DAVID L. STEWARD
- FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF WORLD
- WIDE TECHNOLOGY
- CHAIRMAN OF ASTRUMU
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