🤹The Future of Skills is Now -Are You Ready? Join us for Global Skills Week.
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.
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The skills economy is shifting fast. By 2030, 40% of today’s skills will be obsolete as AI, green jobs, and advanced manufacturing reshape work. Universities, workforce leaders, and industry must move beyond incremental change. Bold strategies are needed now.
At Global Skills Week (March 24-28, 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.
University leaders, non-profit leaders, policymakers, technology companies, economic development agencies and industry executives will tackle key topics:
🧭 Career Navigation. Explore strategies for mapping career pathways, aligning skills with emerging opportunities, and equipping learners and workers to thrive in a rapidly evolving job market.
📊 AI & Digital skills. Explore how to define and build effective AI skill pathways, develop AI strategies for higher education, and move beyond the hype to deliver tangible impact for learners and workers.
⚡ Reskilling at scale. From talent marketplaces to stackable credentials, learn what’s working, what’s scaling, and how to drive career transitions.
🏭 Building an Advanced Manufacturing Workforce. Talent shortages are critical. Dive into education case studies, apprenticeship models, and digital training to build skills for tomorrow’s workforce.
🌱 The Green Economy’s Talent Demand. Clean energy, climate resilience, and sustainable infrastructure demand urgent workforce solutions. See how policymakers, educators, and businesses are collaborating.
🔗 Join Leaders Shaping The Future of Skills & Work
American Student Assistance | AWS | OpenAI | BCG | Blackstone Charitable Foundation | 1Mentor | ETS | IFC World Bank | Jobs for the Future | Shorelight | QS | Siemens | University of Virginia | Western Governors University and more...
Global Skills Week is where education, industry, and policy converge. Space is limited—secure your spot today and connect with top leaders driving the skills economy forward.
📅 March 25-26 | Washington, D.C.
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💪 Power Moves this Week
💡 Microsoft has introduced Copilot Chat Agents for education, designed to assist students and educators with personalized learning, administrative tasks, and curriculum planning.
🤝 OpenAI is partnering with the California State University system to provide ChatGPT access to approximately 500K students and faculty across 23 campuses.
⚙️ Japan’s education ministry will establish seven education centers in 2025 to train semiconductor specialists through university-led networks and technical colleges.