We're delighted to announce that Opportunity@Work has received a grant of $20 million from Yield Giving, the groundbreaking philanthropy founded by MacKenzie Scott. This investment will accelerate our efforts to drive $20 billion in wage gains for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs). #HireSTARs #TearThePaperCeiling #Grant #workforcedevelopment Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eN9brmaR
Opportunity@Work
Civic and Social Organizations
Washington, DC 30,965 followers
#TearThePaperCeiling: Let's shatter the myth that no degree equals no skill. Join us!
About us
Our mission is to rewire the labor market so that all workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) can work, learn, and earn to their full potential. Tag #TearThePaperCeiling or #HireSTARs for a chance for your photo or story to be featured.
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http://www.opportunityatwork.org
External link for Opportunity@Work
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- workforce development, future of work, and labor market
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1111 19th Street N.W., Suite 1180
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at Opportunity@Work
Updates
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Whether you are a community college leader, a state agency employee, or a local government official, partnering with community colleges to create and enhance pathways for STARs is an opportunity to identify the skills needed for new and vacant positions. ACCT's new Community College Skills Based Hiring Playbook outlines how individuals can establish these relationships. We are proud to have partnered with the Association of Community College Trustees on this playbook along with the State of Maryland, select employers, and four pilot Maryland Community Colleges. Take a look: https://lnkd.in/evmHpMn6 #HireSTARs #CommunityCollege #PublicSector
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When you require a four year degree, you miss out on all the STARs! At the recent NICE Conference in Dallas, James Minhinnett told his story of being a STAR (skilled through alternative routes rather than a bachelor's degree) and his path to a career in cloud security. https://lnkd.in/e_u83Zjk #NICECyberCON24 #cybersecurity #conference #HireSTARs #Hiring
Story Showcase: James Minhinnett
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“If you’ve got the skills and the drive, you shouldn’t need a degree to work for state government.” – President Barack Obama Across the country, over 23 blue and red states have removed unnecessary degree requirements for state jobs, and embraced skills-first hiring. It’s part of the shift to #TearthePaperCeiling and create more opportunities for the 70+ million STARs (workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes rather than a bachelor’s degree) who call America home. It’s clear that the movement to screen in for skills is where we are heading as a country – and we’re proud of all our partners across the country who are making this possible on behalf of STARs. Join us on this journey, and visit our STARs Public Sector Hub to learn how we can provide resources, relationships, and the know-how to advance skills-based hiring practices in the public sector. Let’s build a future where all 50 states #TearThePaperCeiling and let STARs shine! https://lnkd.in/eCENKr5h #HireSTARs #Skillsfirsthiring #workforcedevelopment
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For some time now, we’ve heard from policy makers and government leaders that skills-first hiring and advancement practices are a smart, bipartisan policy to address hiring challenges in the public sector. We are excited to join National Skills Coalition in sharing new polling data that finds that the majority of citizens support policies that can expand skills-based approaches to talent management. Take a look at what citizens think about skills-based hiring practices, skills training and data transparency: https://lnkd.in/e5BWRtit #HireSTARs #SkillsTraining #SkillsbasedHiring
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Imagine a workforce that removes barriers for job candidates without bachelor’s degrees and widen talent pools for employers. https://lnkd.in/e5BWRtit Opportunity@Work #TearThePaperCeiling
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Breaking News: Congress introduces Federal Jobs for STARs Act! A huge thank you to Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Baldwin and Senator Amy Klobuchar for their outstanding leadership in advancing skills-first hiring in the federal government. This pivotal legislation codifies the earlier EO and would remove barriers for STARs, talented individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes, creating more opportunities and a brighter future for all. https://lnkd.in/eBxmPV3X #HireSTARs #publicsector #government
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STARSight is an interactive digital dashboard that synthesizes the latest national labor market data and STARs data into intuitive visualizations, all in one place. https://www.starsight.org/ #HireSTARs
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Excited to follow #TearThePaperCeiling partner SkillUp Coalition's insights on learner and worker journeys that people skilled through alternative routes (STARs) experience!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of SkillUp Pulse, your essential source for data, insights, innovations, and inspiring stories about SkillUp’s impact at scale. Every month, we will share insights from our unparalleled understanding of the learner and worker journeys that people skilled through alternative routes (STARs) experience. Subscribe to glean a peek behind the curtain of how SkillUp has supported 2.3 million workers, generated $4.7 billion in increased wages, and brought funders a 234:1 ROI since its inception in 2020.
Introducing SkillUp Pulse: Milestones and Fresh Insights Impacting STARs
SkillUp Coalition on LinkedIn