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Thank you for your interest in Skills for America’s Future at the Aspen Institute.
As of May 2016, the Institute’s work related to employer engagement and workforce development and education occurs under the auspices of the Economic Opportunities Program and its Workforce Strategies Initiative. Additionally, Upskill America, an initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program and an important legacy of Skills for America’s Future, continues to highlight employer efforts to invest in the skills and economic opportunities of workers.
Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, a long-time partner of the Aspen Institute, has assumed the Skills for America’s Future brand. Under this umbrella, Skills for America’s Future aims to replicate the Skills for Chicagoland’s Future model in regions around the country. More information of this effort can be found here.
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The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.
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In this edition of the Job Quality Newsletter, we unpack why manufacturing jobs are often seen as desirable yet don’t consistently deliver on that promise, highlight research that shows how efforts to strengthen businesses can also improve the quality of jobs they provide, and consider how government purchasing power can be used to set higher job standards across the sector.
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. We hope you’ll join us at one of our upcoming events, which you can learn about below.
