Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Louisiana form inaugural cohort led by national nonprofit Opportunity@Work; state leaders will work to create new pathways to economic mobility for STARs in public-sector roles
Transformative grant will accelerate national nonprofit’s effort to drive $20 billion in wage gains for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
National nonprofit’s latest grant program recognizes eight training and talent development providers committed to helping STARs access career opportunities in high-growth fields
Coalition of 60 organizations, led by Opportunity@Work, is advancing the movement towards a skills-based labor market for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read moreNational nonprofit expands work with federal, state, and local leaders to support the 70 million workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read moreNationwide campaign led by Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council highlights efforts apprenticeship efforts by partners to improve economic mobility for STARs – workers skilled through alternative routes, rather than through a bachelor’s degree
Read moreNonprofits the Ad Council and Opportunity@Work lead landmark partnership of employers, talent developers and nonprofits on behalf of the majority of U.S. workers without a bachelor’s degree
Read moreOpportunity@Work and SkyHive Technologies announce integration aimed at enhancing STARs talent matching platform Stellarworx to ‘highlight STARs’ skills for employers in need of talent’
Read moreMore than 20 corporate and nonprofit partners have already joined the effort to champion more inclusive, skills-based hiring practices for the 70+ million workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read morePartnership will place YSU’s Workforce Division program graduates at leading employers, starting with Ultium Cells, through national nonprofit’s job platform Stellarworx
Read moreKaran Chopra, COO at Cervest, and Rhonda Morris, CHRO at Chevron, join board as national nonprofit expands across regions and industries to unlock opportunity for the 70+ million U.S. workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read moreNew research by Opportunity@Work finds Black workers without bachelor’s degrees are disproportionately excluded from middle- and high-wage jobs; identifies untapped pathways to economic mobility for Black STARs
Read moreNew insights reveal degree discrimination’s negative impact on employers and the 70+ million workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read moreNonprofit names three strategic leaders to executive team; continuing rapid expansion this year
Read moreBridgette Gray, former Chief Impact Officer at Per Scholas, joins nonprofit to connect companies with qualified talent and to support career pathways for STARs
Read moreWorkforce development nonprofit says Kelcey Reed will drive tech solutions for employers seeking STARs talent – the 70+ million workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes
Read moreWorkday Foundation, JFF, Opportunity@Work, SkillUp Coalition Launch Bay Area Opportunity Onramps to Help 5,000 Workers Without College Degrees Restart Their Careers
Read moreOpportunity@Work announces the acquisition of LaborX to accelerate equitable economic recovery; expand opportunity for the more than 70 million STARs
Read moreLandmark analysis of O*NET and Bureau of Labor Statistics data provides employers a way forward to inclusively hire workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)
Read moreAgainst a backdrop of COVID-19 jobs crisis, Opportunity@Work and Calbright College team up to help Californians develop the skills to succeed in well paid, in-demand jobs
Read moreApril 15, 2020
New marketplace platform looks to leverage Workday technology to help hire and place job seekers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) at scale
Read moreMarch 12, 2020
Groundbreaking analysis from Opportunity@Work and Accenture suggests that employer degree requirements are excluding millions of skilled workers; questions long-standing assumptions about the causes of wage inequality, skills gaps
Read moreMarch 8, 2016
Today, the White House marked the one year anniversary of TechHire with an announcement that 15 new communities are joining the initiative.
Read moreSeptember 9, 2016
TechHire, an initiative created to expand local tech sectors across the country has received thriving support from communities, partners, and employers committed to help close the opportunity gap by training, supporting and hiring underrepresented and overlooked tech talent.
Read moreOctober 27, 2016
Opportunity@Work President & Co-Founder Byron Auguste will provide the keynote address for the NICE 2016 Conference and Expo being held in Kansas City, MO on Tuesday, November 1st 2016.
Read moreDecember 1st, 2016
The National TechHire Initiative just announced 20 TechHire communities will be joining the movement to create pathways for more Americans to access well-paying tech jobs and expanding local tech sectors across the country.
Read moreMarch 22, 2017
Opportunity@Work operated as a program of New America and is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its “incubation” stage, and the start of a new stage
Read moreNovember 30, 2017
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s support will assist Opportunity@Work in expanding access to career opportunities so that all Americans can work, earn, and learn to their full potential
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