July 8, 2024
The Workforce Transformation Policy Council leverages the expansive vision of future-focused workforce development leaders to transform federal workforce policy for tomorrow’s economy.
The education and workforce development landscape is evolving faster than ever before and federal policy can’t keep pace with shifting trends, markets, and delivery models. It has become clear that transformative policy change is needed at the federal level to ensure every person has the opportunity to thrive in quality jobs. Simultaneously, state and local workforce development leaders must take a proactive role in shaping the future of their systems to more equitably serve their increasingly diverse communities.
Jobs for the Future (JFF) developed the Workforce Transformation Policy Council to identify and elevate urgently needed policy changes. By bringing together a diverse group of future-focused leaders representing workforce development boards nationwide, JFF designs and facilitates topic-specific, group conversations and synthesizes conversation outcomes to identify the principles around which workforce policies and systems should be designed to improve worker and learner outcomes. We then demonstrate actionable ways to implement those principles at the local, state, and federal levels. All principles and policy recommendations are vetted by the council and supported by innovative examples of existing localized implementation.
With insights drawn from nine focus group conversations and over 20 individual interviews, JFF has published a series of policy briefs focused on how to improve services for specific populations, how to make better use of data and data infrastructure, and how to build more equitable learning pathways. The policy briefs generated 13 design principles and more than 65 equity-centered, data-driven, and locally responsive policy recommendations. The council continues to explore opportunities for future conversations, such as those related to skills-based talent practices, the climate-resilient economy, and emergent technologies.
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