By Dean Whittaker The U.S. has a middle-skill gap. Though the economy is improving, employers still struggle to find skilled workers to fill their open positions, particularly for middle-skill jobs requiring more than a high school diploma but not a four-year degree....
If you missed our live webinar on March 26th, we have the recording available! Sara Dunnigan leads our panel of economic and workforce development experts as they teach us about WIOA, the federal regulation impacting these two sectors, and what states are at the...
By Dean Whittaker Most of our time is spent engaged in the NOW (0-3 years) doing tactical things for which we are compensated. A small part of our time is spent thinking strategically wondering if what we are doing is the right thing. Our time horizon is 3-5 years....
By Sharad KC This month, the research team here in Nepal went on a short hiking trip to Lakuri Bhanjyang, a small hill southeast of Kathmandu Valley. Since we work in a shared office space environment, we invited everyone in the building to join us for the hike. The...
By Dean Whittaker This month we hosted a webinar titled: Economic & Workforce Development: Meeting the Needs of Employers. Our panel consisted of Sara Dunnigan, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Workforce; Beth Kuhn, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of...
