How federal, state, and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity

Research from the Brookings Metro provides a practical overview of the numerous but under-discussed and sometimes indistinct workforce programs included in the CHIPS and Science Act

This report provides a practical overview of the numerous but underdiscussed and sometimes indistinct workforce programs included in the CHIPS and Science Act. To do this, the report situates the act amid key workforce development trends and systems in the economy; inventories and analyzes the workforce programs the law contains (including ones focused on non-college offerings); and highlights issues for federal, state, and local implementors.

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Procurement Excellence Network

Transform procurement practices to achieve better outcomes

Utilizing Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Workforce Systems and Provide Good Jobs in Rural Central Texas

Build and leverage relationships between rural employers for a stronger workforce

Connecting Outcomes to “What Works” in Education and Workforce Training

Six states’ work on the key elements for implementing outcomes-driven strategies and funding

Better Careers Design Group: Using Human-Centered Design to Advance Equitable Economic Outcomes in California

How can community stakeholders use human-centered design principles to create meaningful and real job opportunities for the most vulnerable people in their communities?

Preparing Tomorrow's Public Service

A publication from The Volcker Alliance explores the skills most needed for the next generation of public servants

Workforce Policy Fact Sheet (State of Utah)

A fact sheet from Cicero Action that provides a snapshot of Utah's workforce

Workforce Policy Fact Sheet (State of Maryland)

A fact sheet from Cicero Action that provides a snapshot of Maryland's workforce

Expanding Public Sector Career Opportunities

The following paper from Cicero Institutr proposes a skills-based hiring reform for public jobs

Meet the Low-Wage Workforce

National demographic and occupational data on low-wage workers

The promises and perils of new technologies to improve education and employment opportunities

What are the trends in digital innovations in skills and employment pathways, and why should we care?

Whose learning counts?

State actions to value skills from outside the classroom

Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker

Learn how large cities and counties are deploying ARPA funds

How state and local leaders can harness new infrastructure funding to build a stronger, more inclusive workforce

Analysis of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act accompanied by a set of action items to guide planning and strategy development

How federal, state, and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity

Research from the Brookings Metro provides a practical overview of the numerous but under-discussed and sometimes indistinct workforce programs included in the CHIPS and Science Act

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