We recently sat down with Heidi Hernandez Gatty, vice president of sponsored projects and funds for RPA, and Holly Custard, senior director of data ecosystem partnerships at Strada, for their perspectives on what makes a successful funder collaborative and what role intermediaries play in driving initiatives like SkillsFWD.

In SkillsFWD’s recent webinar, project teams shared their innovative efforts to create learning and employment record (LERs) ecosystems for industries and users across the U.S. These are the top four insights that emerged across all seven presentations.

Through SkillsFWD, Aspyr is working to power new modes of early career talent and employer matching at scale via learning and employment records (LERs), leveraging work-based learning solutions powered by SchooLinks.

Today SkillsFWD announced the addition of two new grantees led by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). The new projects are positioned to scale quickly through strong track records of employer and user engagement, advanced technology solutions and well-developed regional partnerships.

When it comes to growth and development, rural states face unique challenges. In Montana's vast landscapes, where communities thrive on interconnectedness and resilience, Accelerate Montana (AMT) is fostering economic empowerment and collaboration.

Learn more about the program’s latest discoveries and strategy for expanding competency-based learning modules nationwide.

Learn how SkillsFWD grantees will drive meaningful and measurable change to ensure that every individual's unique learning journey is recognized and valued.

Four areas worth watching that will impact the skills-based hiring ecosystem in 2024 and beyond.

Congratulations to our first grantees— six teams that will work to scale adoption of learning and employment records and advance skills-based hiring across the United States.