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Learning Pathways: How to Fill Your Industry’s Skills Gap

WBT Systems

A well-marked trail helps hikers get up a mountain efficiently and safely—and well-marked learning pathways helps learners achieve professional goals efficiently too. Upon the completion of a learning pathway, the student receives a digital badge, certificate, and/or certification. What have others done?

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Closing the Skills Gap: How to Find and Develop Capable Employees

KnowledgeCity

In 2018, we published an article about the skills gap in the United States – the difference between the number of unfilled positions and the number of people with the proper skills to fill those positions. These include soft skills like communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and basic reading and writing.

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The importance of learning pathways for skills-first hires

CLO Magazine

Momentum for skills-first hiring is rapidly growing across organizations. Spurred by movements such as Tear the Paper Ceiling and non-profit advocates like Opportunity@Work , employers large and small recognize the value of building a more equitable workforce based on skills and abilities instead of degrees and pedigree.

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The Degreed Vision: Automation, AI, and a Skills-first Future

Degreed

Are you skills-first or skills-last? But sometimes it can feel very all-or-nothing when you’re exploring skills-first principles, or focusing on the skills people have and gain rather than their job titles or the auspiciousness of their college degrees. Just kidding. It’s not that simple. The new projection?

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Learning lessons from lockdown: Retaining and retraining

Learning Pool

One key benefit we’ve learned from lockdown is that remote working gives you flexibility. Combine that newfound sense of freedom with a skills shortage, people re-evaluating their work-life balance, and realizing their value to an organization, and you’re looking at potential retention and hiring crisis. Make learning active.

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How to Build an Online Learning Program with a Limited Budget

WBT Systems

You know your association should provide online learning programs to members and others in your industry. Here are some ways to build an online learning program with a limited budget. First, you have to understand the needs of the different segments of your market. Know your competition and their programs.

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Attracting and Retaining Public Sector Workers

KnowledgeCity

In today’s highly competitive job market, retaining and recruiting top talent has become a challenge at all levels. In short, public-sector vacancies can cause major issues, making it urgent to fill relevant and crucial positions. This current trend offers an opportunity for growth, but potential candidates are slipping away.