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  On-ramps to Good Jobs

  More than 44 million working-class Americans are being left behind in today’s job market, but a crop of promising training programs can help them make the transition to financially stable careers. Check out a new report released by Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Entangled Solutions that finds an emerging category of career “on-ramp” programs that can help this population: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  More than 44 million working-class Americans are being left behind in today’s job market, but a crop of promising training programs can help them make the transition to financially stable careers. Check out a new report released by Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Entangled Solutions that finds an emerging category of career “on-ramp” programs that can help this population: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul
  
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  On-ramps Authors

  Congratulations to Strada Institute's Michelle Weise and Andrew R. Hanson, as well as Entangled Solution's Allison Salisbury, and Kathy Qu on the launch of their latest research project. “The 44 million working-class Americans left out of the economic recovery are a massive reserve of untapped talent and potential," said Weise. "Our goal with this report is to shine a light on what’s working to ignite more investment in scaling on-ramps and impact more lives.” https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  Congratulations to Strada Institute's Michelle Weise and Andrew R. Hanson, as well as Entangled Solution's Allison Salisbury, and Kathy Qu on the launch of their latest research project.
  
  “The 44 million working-class Americans left out of the economic recovery are a massive reserve of untapped talent and potential," said Weise. "Our goal with this report is to shine a light on what’s working to ignite more investment in scaling on-ramps and impact more lives.”
  
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  Report Preface

  Where will working-class Americans access the right tools and training to develop their digital fluency and transferable human+ skills, and gain the relevant work experience that will lead to good jobs? https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  Where will working-class Americans access the right tools and training to develop their digital fluency and transferable human+ skills, and gain the relevant work experience that will lead to good jobs?
  
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  Spotlight on Nine On-Ramps

  The new Strada Institute - Entangled "On-ramps" report is based on a national market-sizing scan of organizations and programs that emphasize the strategy and design elements noted in the paper. From an initial set of approximately 65 programs, the authors narrowed their analysis to a set of nine programs, including nonprofits, for-profit providers, and a workforce board: i.c.stars JobTrain JVS San Francisco LaunchCode Per Scholas Philadelphia Works Samaschool STRIVE International Techtonic https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  The new Strada Institute - Entangled "On-ramps" report is based on a national market-sizing scan of organizations and programs that emphasize the strategy and design elements noted in the paper. From an initial set of approximately 65 programs, the authors narrowed their analysis to a set of nine programs, including nonprofits, for-profit providers, and a workforce board:
  i.c.stars
  JobTrain
  JVS San Francisco
  LaunchCode
  Per Scholas
  Philadelphia Works
  Samaschool
  STRIVE International
  Techtonic
  
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  We're Going to Get Somewhere

  "We're going to get somewhere from here. When you start here, we all have different stories and different reasons why we're here now. Just seeing the positive at the end of the road is like, okay, this is amazing. It makes you feel good about yourself and all the time that you're giving into it." -On-ramp participant Read more about Strada Institute - Entangled's "On-ramps" report here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  "We're going to get somewhere from here. When you start here, we all have different stories and different reasons why we're here now. Just seeing the positive at the end of the road is like, okay, this is amazing. It makes you feel good about yourself and all the time that you're giving into it." -On-ramp participant
  
  Read more about Strada Institute - Entangled's "On-ramps" report here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul
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  On-ramps Connect

  ... connecting working-class adults to better economic opportunity. This unique set of programs is designed to serve learners with significant barriers to educational and economic success. Read more about the latest report from Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Entangled Solutions: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  ... connecting working-class adults to better economic opportunity. This unique set of programs is designed to serve learners with significant barriers to educational and economic success. Read more about the latest report from Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Entangled Solutions: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul
  
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  Human+ Skills Through On-ramps

  A T-shaped person (an idea that emerged in 1991 and was popularized by IDEO and McKinsey) describes a person's combination of breadth of knowledge with the verticality of technical expertise. T-shaped individuals combine broad knowledge and skills with deep expertise in a narrow field. On-ramps provide education AND training tailored to employers' needs. Read more about Human+ Tech skills learned with on-ramps in Strada Institute and Entangled Solutions' latest report: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  A T-shaped person (an idea that emerged in 1991 and was popularized by IDEO and McKinsey) describes a person's combination of breadth of knowledge with the verticality of technical expertise. T-shaped individuals combine broad knowledge and skills with deep expertise in a narrow field. On-ramps provide education AND training tailored to employers' needs. Read more about Human+ Tech skills learned with on-ramps in Strada Institute and Entangled Solutions' latest report: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul
  
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  Future of Workers

  As a nation, we have the ability to shape not only the future of work, but also the future of workers. This case study highlights an innovative and promising approach to the challenge of connecting working-class adults to economic opportunity. Read more about "On-ramps to Good Jobs" from Strada Institute and Entangled Solutions: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  As a nation, we have the ability to shape not only the future of work, but also the future of workers. This case study highlights an innovative and promising approach to the challenge of connecting working-class adults to economic opportunity. Read more about "On-ramps to Good Jobs" from Strada Institute and Entangled Solutions: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul
  
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  Future of Work

  On-ramps are demonstrating their ability to serve the most vulnerable segments of our population - the unemployed, the working poor, and other low wage workers. The results from these programs are heartening: They are connecting Americans to good jobs and promising careers by targeting existing jobs in demand in the local labor market. Read more about them here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  On-ramps are demonstrating their ability to serve the most vulnerable segments of our population - the unemployed, the working poor, and other low wage workers. The results from these programs are heartening: They are connecting Americans to good jobs and promising careers by targeting existing jobs in demand in the local labor market. Read more about them here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  
  

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  Engines of Economic Mobility

  On-ramps are engines of economic mobility that empower adults with broad-based human skills, plus more technical depth for growing industries. Crucially, they develop strong relationships with employers to connect a nontraditional talent pool to good jobs and pathways. Read more about on-ramps research here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  On-ramps are engines of economic mobility that
  empower adults with broad-based human skills, plus more technical depth for growing industries. Crucially, they develop strong relationships with employers to connect a nontraditional talent pool to good jobs and pathways.
  
  Read more about on-ramps research here: https://bit.ly/2Y86Aul #onramps2goodjobs

  
  

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