Paul Fain
November 12, 2026
The new Industry-Led Talent Initiative charts a path for changing how employers and public systems work together. Also, an essay from the project’s co-leaders on how governors should think differently about the role of employers in career education, and the National Accreditation Commission models its approach to quality assurance for noncredit and nondegree programs. (Subscribe here.)
Workforce Development That Delivers
Employers need to play more of a lead role if we’re going to see real progress in closing gaps between education and work. That’s the general expert consensus, at least. But the details get fuzzy in how to make that happen.
The new Industry-Led Talent Initiative offers a concrete vision for making employers true partners in the public systems that build talent.