🚦 The Future of Skills is Now - Are You Ready? Unpacking Global Skills Week.
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.
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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, policymakers, global foundations, and executives will tackle key topics:
📊 AI & Digital Skills. Defining and building AI competency frameworks, integrating AI into curricula, and ensuring higher education moves beyond the hype to deliver real value for learners and employers.
⚡ Reskilling at Scale – Examining talent pipelines, partnerships, stackable credentials, and institutional strategies that support career transitions and lifelong learning.
🏭 Advanced Manufacturing Workforce – Addressing critical talent shortages through university-industry partnerships, apprenticeship models, and cutting-edge digital training.
🌱 The Green Economy’s Workforce Needs – Preparing students for careers in clean energy, climate resilience, and sustainable infrastructure through cross-sector collaboration and innovative education models.
🔗 Join Leaders Shaping the Future
American Student Assistance | American Council on Education | 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
💡 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.
💰 Funding
🤖 MagicSchool AI, a US-based AI teacher assistant, raised $45M in funding to develop AI-driven capabilities to support teachers.
🔒 Riot, a French compliance training platform for cybersecurity awareness, raised $30M in an effort to scale cybersecurity in France and new markets.
📃 Sparkrock, a US enterprise software provider, acquired School-Day, a payment and activity management platform for schools.
📽️ Newsela, a US-based provider of K-12 content, acquired Generation Genius, a K-8 STEM streaming platform, to enhance Newsela's offerings across math and science.
🧑💻 Elsmere Education, which helps higher education institutions manage online programs, merged with HCRC to offer enrollment and retention solutions.
🧑🏫 BetterLesson, a K-12 professional learning provider, acquired Always Be Learning (Abl), enhancing its support for districts with student scheduling and programming.
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