Opportunity@Work’s Post

We're delighted to announce that Opportunity@Work has received a grant of $20 million from Yield Giving, the groundbreaking philanthropy founded by MacKenzie Scott. This investment will accelerate our efforts to drive $20 billion in wage gains for workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs). #HireSTARs #TearThePaperCeiling #Grant #workforcedevelopment Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eN9brmaR

When you require a four year degree, you miss out on all the STARs! At the recent NICE Conference in Dallas, James Minhinnett told his story of being a STAR (skilled through alternative routes rather than a bachelor's degree) and his path to a career in cloud security. https://lnkd.in/e_u83Zjk #NICECyberCON24 #cybersecurity #conference #HireSTARs #Hiring

“If you’ve got the skills and the drive, you shouldn’t need a degree to work for state government.” – President Barack Obama Across the country, over 23 blue and red states have removed unnecessary degree requirements for state jobs, and embraced skills-first hiring. It’s part of the shift to #TearthePaperCeiling and create more opportunities for the 70 million STARs (workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes rather than a bachelor’s degree) who call America home. It’s clear that the movement to screen in for skills is where we are heading as a country – and we’re proud of all our partners across the country who are making this possible on behalf of STARs. Join us on this journey, and visit our STARs Public Sector Hub to learn how we can provide resources, relationships, and the know-how to advance skills-based hiring practices in the public sector. Let’s build a future where all 50 states #TearThePaperCeiling and let STARs shine! https://lnkd.in/eCENKr5h #HireSTARs #Skillsfirsthiring #workforcedevelopment

For some time now, we’ve heard from policy makers and government leaders that skills-first hiring and advancement practices are a smart, bipartisan policy to address hiring challenges in the public sector. We are excited to join National Skills Coalition in sharing new polling data that finds that the majority of citizens support policies that can expand skills-based approaches to talent management. Take a look at what citizens think about skills-based hiring practices, skills training and data transparency: https://lnkd.in/e5BWRtit #HireSTARs #SkillsTraining #SkillsbasedHiring

Breaking News: Congress introduces Federal Jobs for STARs Act! A huge thank you to Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Baldwin and Senator Amy Klobuchar for their outstanding leadership in advancing skills-first hiring in the federal government. This pivotal legislation codifies the earlier EO and would remove barriers for STARs, talented individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes, creating more opportunities and a brighter future for all. https://lnkd.in/eBxmPV3X #HireSTARs #publicsector #government

STARSight is an interactive digital dashboard that synthesizes the latest national labor market data and STARs data into intuitive visualizations, all in one place. https://www.starsight.org/ #HireSTARs

Excited to follow #TearThePaperCeiling partner SkillUp Coalition's insights on learner and worker journeys that people skilled through alternative routes (STARs) experience!