Learning as an Experience: Innovative Training for the Future of Work

To be prepared for the work of today and tomorrow, more than just the right skills are needed. There needs to be an infrastructure that supports continuous and transformative learning throughout a lifetime. This market scan takes a deep dive into the complex and evolving alternative education and training market, focusing on high-quality solutions that have a measurable impact on workers' wage and employment prospects. The providers of these programs and platforms are crucial resources for employers, helping them to recruit, develop, and retain workers from diverse talent pools. They also make up an ecosystem of opportunity that workers can turn to throughout their careers as they navigate new pathways in an ever-evolving economy. Through the proprietary evaluation process, hundreds if not thousands of companies were reviewed to assess their approach to and concern for social impact, and the traction their efforts have gained. This market scan identifies the most innovative and advanced technologies connecting people to rewarding jobs and careers, valuable education and training opportunities, effective workforce and education systems, and equitable, resilient opportunities for economic security and mobility--at scale. [This report was developed by JFFLabs and funded by The Workday Foundation.]