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title: Modernizing and Investing in Workforce Development
description: In March, then-incoming CAEL President Earl Buford coauthored a paper with Larry Good, president and CEO of Corporation for a Skilled Workforce.
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# [Modernizing and Investing in Workforce Development](https://www.cael.org/resouces/pathways-blog/modernizing-and-investing-in-workforce-development)

 Written by [Carlo Bertolini](https://www.cael.org/resouces/pathways-blog/author/carlo-bertolini) | Apr 26, 2021

In March, then-incoming CAEL President Earl Buford coauthored a paper with Larry Good, president and CEO of Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, a policy and systems change nonprofit organization that catalyzes nationwide transformative change across workforce, education, economic, and community development through research and action. The paper, [Modernizing and Investing in Workforce Development](https://skilledwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Modernizing-and-Investing-in-Workforce-Development.pdf), is part of a series from the Better Employment and Training Strategies (BETS) coalition, a volunteer group of more than 40 leaders from policy and practice organizations. 

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