Skills2Compete State Campaigns Hold Briefings on Capitol Hill
The Skills2Compete-Illinois and Skills2Compete-Washington campaigns took their message to Congress on September 23rd and 24th to raise awareness of the need to train workers in both states for “middle-skill” jobs—those which require more than high school but less than a four-year degree. continue...
New Report from Skills2Compete-Illinois: Nearly One Million Middle-Skill Job Openings Projected for Illinois by 2014
Countering assumptions that a college education will be the only ticket to a stable economic future in Illinois, nearly one million openings in middle-skill jobs are projected for the state by 2014, according to a new study released today by the Skills2Compete-Illinois campaign. continue...
New Investment to Advance Skills2Compete: TWA Awarded Million Dollar Grant from Joyce Foundation
The Workforce Alliance (TWA) announced a $1 million grant from the Joyce Foundation in support of Skills2Compete (S2C), a national strategic communications campaign that seeks to move the idea of “investing in people” back to the center of U.S. economic policy debates. continue...
What America is Saying
Featured Resources
The Report
The misconception that middle-skill jobs have largely disappeared from the American labor market has shaped America’s education and training policies. America's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs reveals that middle-skill jobs make up nearly half of the jobs in today’s labor market.
The Podcast
Listen to a five-minute interview with Harry Holzer, co-author of America's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs, and Andy Van Kleunen, executive director for The Workforce Alliance and Skills2Compete campaign endorser. Produced by the Communications Consortium Media Center.
The Skills Needed Watch a recent news brief by the International Association of Machinists about the Skills2Compete campaign. Learn about initiatives led by Skills2Compete endorsing organizations that advance similar goals and messages.
Countering assumptions that a college education will be the only ticket to a stable economic future in Illinois, nearly one million openings in middle-skill jobs are projected for the state by 2014, according to a new study released today by the Skills2Compete-Illinois campaign. 
