Via integrated education and workforce strategies, CAEL fosters partnership development that aligns postsecondary institutions and other learning providers, employers, and workforce and economic development organizations to better connect adult learners to careers and promote social and economic mobility. By bringing together the right stakeholders across the workforce ecosystem, we help build partnerships that promote adult learner success, minimize unemployment, and create competitive communities that attract local and regional employers.
SPECIAL RESEARCH BRIEF: Collaborating for Impact
Find out how five workforce development boards have creatively met their region’s workforce needs despite a changing labor market, a global pandemic, and an economic shutdown.
Uplifting Through Upskilling
Learn how one Texas community focused on upskilling and reskilling existing and new learners to help the regional economy recover.
The Virtuous Cycle of Work Learn Earn
Bringing together industry, workforce organizations, postsecondary institutions, and job seekers can solidify pathways to sustainable employment and regional economic growth.
Linking Public Workforce Systems and Community Colleges through PLA
Read about CAEL’s pilot project to create stronger connections between workforce development systems and community colleges by developing cross-system Prior Learning Assessment strategies.
