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AI could disrupt millions of jobs, but will workers be protected in the transition? Experts suggest that without clear job projections, businesses, policymakers, and educators won’t know how urgently upskilling needs to happen — leaving many behind.

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A black background with a quote in white reads, "We need to make sure that individual workers and classes of workers are protected in that transition. I think we should be honest: That’s going to be very hard. We have never done that well.” Below in smaller letters is the attribution: Ben Buchanan, the Biden administration’s special advisor for AI via the New York Times. Work Shift's logo, their name in white split between two off-set diagonal bars, is in the upper right-hand corner. A small gradient lines the bottom, fading from cyan to peach to orange.
March 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The Trump admin just paused federal clean energy funding—putting community college training programs at risk. That includes $1B for EV workforce training at 34 colleges across 10 Southeastern states. With 310K EV battery jobs needed by 2030, this could be a big deal: workshift.org/ev-jobs-at-r...
Image of an electric vehicle factory. Everything is white with yellow highlights. Robotic arms assemble the body of the car. Words over the image read, "The Job: EV Jobs and Training at Risk. Federal funding for clean energy projects faces an uncertain future, which could upend nascent workforce training programs at many community colleges."
February 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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My new blog post on improving the quality of non-degree credentials has just gone live on @workshift.bsky.social. Meet the quality influencer! ✨They do not model beige handbags on Instagram. But they do help students and employers get more out of these credentials. workshift.org/understandin...
Understanding Influencers in the World of Nondegree Credentials
There's no single arbiter of nondegree quality, but rather a host of “quality influencers” who seek to shape the market.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Greenville Tech is preparing for "manufacturing 3.0," building a $30M center to train students in #AI, industrial #cybersecurity, and manufacturing.

The goal: Equip students with digital skills to meet industry needs and adapt to tech-driven manufacturing shifts. Read more: bit.ly/4jwF1Su #highered
January 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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The Commerce Department bet $2.9B on working Americans — and created a new playbook for economic + workforce development.

Programs like CHIPS + the Good Jobs Challenge show: You can’t have growth without skilled workers. What’s next? Read more:
The $70B Marriage of Economic Development and Workforce
Gina Raimondo had billions to experiment with over the past four years. Along the way, her Commerce Department has remade the way the country thinks about promoting economic mobility.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM