UpSkill America Leadership Team

UpSkill America's Three-Part Mission Recognize employers that provide expanded career opportunities for their workers Promote the widespread adoption of business policies and practices that increase economic opportunity Cultivate public-private education and workforce development efforts that support and advance these initiatives

What Is Upskilling? Skill development and training of workers to: Enhance skill sets of employees to provide better performance in their current jobs Equip employees with the skills and opportunities required to advance to higher paying positions Meet the increasing need for higher level skills to support higher value-added activities in the economy Provide opportunities to “backfill” vacant slots with other employees positioned to move up the organization

UpSkilling Strategies On-the-job training Employer-provided educational benefits Transparent pathways for career growth and advancement Supported credentials linked to growth in pay and responsibility Apprenticeship Scheduling and support

Since the White House Summit… Companies have been… Fulfilling upskilling commitments made at the summit Investing in upskilling programs and practices Sharing best practices Education & training providers have… Worked to expand employer partnerships Helped companies tell their upskilling stories

Since the White House Summit… Department of Labor has… Released $175m in Apprenticeship funding Expanded apprenticeship to new industries Department of Education has launched… LINCS Learner Portal Reach Higher Career App Challenge EQUIP Experiment Experiment on Pell Grants for Short Term Training

Since the White House Summit… UpSkillAmerica has… Established a communications framework to recognize employers, promote best practices & cultivate partnerships Created groups around Apprenticeship, OJT and Credentials Worked with i4cp on an upskilling study Added tools, news and information to UpSkillAmerica.org

How Can We Help You? Share information about best practices? Share research & information on upskilling? Make the case for investing in upskilling? Identify available tools and resources? Help connect partners, including community colleges and the public workforce system? What else would be helpful?

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