2. UpSkill America Leadership Team

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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?

10. Join the Movement at
UpSkillAmerica.org