This previously recorded session offers valuable insights on the current policy landscape for workforce development, with a focus on what each organization is working on related to skills-first practices in 2025.

This event also spotlights learning and action from Transformers in the Public Sector, the inaugural state cohort of the STARs Public Sector Hub. Through the cohort, state government leaders from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Louisiana are receiving targeted support focused on refining and implementing skills-first talent strategies from Opportunity@Work and the Volcker Alliance. Louisiana shares their experiences and insights on what implementation really looks like and some of the strategies they are employing at the state level.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about skills-based policy initiative highlights from 2024
• Get information on what Opportunity@Work, Jobs for the Future and The Volcker Alliance are working on to continue skills-first talent strategies in 2025
• Gain insights from Louisiana and their state peers, on strategies for continuing the shift to skills-first strategies at your organization