RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Our country can reach its full economic potential only by aligning its workforce's skills with its employers' needs. Despite an improving economy and numerous programs, significant labor market challenges persist for both workers and employers... Reframing and reimagining workforce development efforts as investments-instead of social services-can lead to scalable solutions and measureable outcomes. Investing in workforce development can bolster the equitable and efficient use of resources, leading to more successful outcomes for individuals, more viability for businesses, and more regional economic growth... Working together affords businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations a more efficient way to rethink policy and investments, attract new resources, and improve economic mobility for workers. In addition to revealing new funding sources, partnering can leverage existing investments for even greater impact.