Higher Ed

Vocational education is emerging as a distinct market, driven by policy shifts, EdTech innovation, and demand for industry-aligned, credentialed training.

With a projected shortage of 11M health workers by 2030, governments, universities, and industry leaders are investing in training, innovation, and workforce solutions. Join Global Skills Week to explore strategies for closing the health skills gap and ensuring equitable, accessible care worldwide.

Strategic partnerships are driving higher education’s digital shift. The Higher Education Digital Capability Framework helps map institutions’ progress and future areas of digital focus. Two weeks until Global Skill Week - Register Now!

​As career pathways evolve and new industries emerge, career exploration becoming a priority issue for education leaders and policy-makers, with a growing set of innovative solutions, partnerships and offerings on the market.

Higher education institutions are adopting AI at varying speeds, balancing its potential with challenges in governance, ethics, curriculum integration, and long-term impact. Join us for the Future of Skills and Work Forum to connect with peers on how institutions are tackling AI.

The global education market, valued at $7.6 trillion, is seeing workforce training emerge as key growth areas. Join us for Global Skills Week to explore key barriers and strategies for advancing the U.S. skills economy, driving workforce resilience, and boosting economic mobility.

Join the Future of Skills & Work Forum in Washington, D.C., on 25-26 March. Meet key decision-makers driving education, workforce, and economic mobility. Expect strategic discussions, hands-on workshops, and insights from leaders making real change.

At Global Skills Week in Washington, D.C.), the Future of Skills & Work Forum unites key decision-makers driving education, workforce, and economic mobility. Expect strategic discussions, hands-on workshops, and insights from leaders making real change.

The drive to align education with workforce demands is accelerating. Institutions are reshaping their credential strategies—both degree and non-degree—by embedding them directly into career pathways.

AI’s positioned to have great impact on higher education and workforce development, while skills and talent demand grows through major investments and upskilling initiatives. Join us for Global Skills Week in Washington D.C.

AI, workforce demands, sustainability, and collaborative partnerships are driving change in the soon to be $10 trillion education market. Dive into the trends and numbers shaping education in the decades ahead.

Investors chose sustainability over scale in 2024 with total venture capital investment reaching $2.4B. Workforce upskilling solutions led global funding, closely followed by K-12. Join us for Global Skills Week in Washington D.C. March 24-28 2025.