The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Economic Opportunities Program
American businesses are facing a growing skills gap challenge and companies with open jobs cannot find workers with the needed skills to fill them. An independent policy program of the Aspen...
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Economic Opportunities Program
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Economic Opportunities Program
Karen Elzey is the Director of Skills for America's Future. She brings more than 18 years of experience in the areas of workforce development, public-private partnerships, and project management to...
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Blog Post | February 19, 2013 | Josh Wyner
For all their differences, both President Obama and Republican Senator Marco Rubio agreed on one thing last Tuesday night: the growth of the middle class and economic recovery in this country are...
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Video | February 14, 2013
“We are asking students to be venture capitalists.” Peter Cappelli describes how poorly employers have done in predicting what they want. Students are left guessing where to target their studies....
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Video | February 14, 2013
“The short answer is no.” Jim Ryan says this is a solvable problem and businesses are beginning to see the supply chain challenge as a matter of competitiveness.
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Video | February 14, 2013
“We’ve got a 88% placement rate six months after graduation” Bryan Albrecht points to success in job placement for his students through partnerships with business, but points out the challenges his...
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Video | February 14, 2013
"Companies that have been on the sidelines, can’t stay on the sidelines." Jim Ryan asserts that workforce training must happen through public-private partnerships.
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Video | February 14, 2013
“Haven’t you concluded that we are looking in the wrong places and coming to the wrong conclusions?” University of Pennsylvania Professor Peter Cappelli argues that historically speaking, there is...
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