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Dr. Janell Hills-Thomas, Senior Director, Equitable Workforce Strategies, IREC & Courtney Haynes, Chief Engagement Officer, Opportunity@Work

Removing barriers that limit upward mobility

How can we use AI toward inclusive outcomes in the labor market?

Explore what it takes for HR leaders, managers, and c-suite decision makers to “upskill on skills” and widen their aperture on talent and get a deeper look at Skills First Future.

Workers skilled through alternative routes (STARs) have regained more than 10% of the 7.5 million roles lost in past two decades – with potential to access 10 million more

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Louisiana form inaugural cohort; state leaders will work to create new pathways to economic mobility for STARs in public-sector roles.