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Explore how EDSI’s Pre-ETS team is improving workforce readiness nationwide by delivering high-quality, consistent career preparation for youth and supporting programs across multiple states. Read the full story on how our facilitators are helping students build skills, gain confidence, and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Discover how EDSI’s Innovative Learning Solutions team designed ‘The Science of Happiness’—a 12-month microlearning series rooted in positive psychology and neuroscience. Learn how this program supports employee well-being, engagement, and organizational success through practical, mobile-friendly strategies. Explore EDSI’s commitment to workforce development and customized training solutions that help organizations grow their people—and their impact.
How are career ladders and lattices different? How are they the same? And which one is best for your organization’s talent management strategy? Although they’re both tools that organizations use to guide employees on a path of career progression, they differ in many ways! In this article, I will review how they’re different, what they have in common and which one might be the best choice for your organizational needs.
As the world of work evolves, so must the way we develop people. Learn how EDSI’s Kim Glenn is helping organizations build future-ready talent and shape the next era of learning and leadership through her work with ATD’s exclusive CTDO group.
Career readiness has been a common topic in the workforce development and educational arenas for many years, and now more than ever, bridging the gap between education and workforce preparation is crucial. In this blog, we highlight a curriculum development project with Abington Junior High School. After receiving a state grant, Abington wanted to develop a school-wide curriculum based on educating students on career pathways and employability skills to give them all the foundational skills they would need to be successful in their post-secondary or post-college careers.
Effective, work-based learning strategies build a bridge between learning and real work experiences. In partnership with Workforce Development Boards and employers across the country, we continue to see work-based learning (WBL) initiatives and funding reemerging as critical regional strategies to help the millions of people who are struggling to start or advance in their careers. Let's explore the benefits of effective WBL strategies and the different types of WBL initiatives that are available.
In this Q&A with Kim Glenn, EDSI’s Managing Director of Innovative Learning Solutions, we explore the launch of KeyweLearn—a new professional development platform designed for adult educators and workforce development professionals. The blog highlights the inspiration behind the platform, the unique features that set it apart from traditional training, and the flexible learning formats offered. From trauma-informed practices to workforce essentials, KeyweLearn delivers high-quality, accessible, and affordable learning opportunities that align with real-world challenges.
It’s no secret that companies in all employment sectors are facing challenging workforce shortages and gaps. What many companies don’t know is that apprenticeships offer a viable solution for recruiting, training and retaining world-class talent. Apprenticeships are an earn-as-you-learn, flexible workforce development tool and training strategy that can be customized to meet the needs of any business.
Finding an employee who’s the “best fit for a position” isn’t always the biggest challenge when it comes to hiring. Talent professionals across the board agree that finding the “right fit” for not only the position, but the team and company, is much harder. If you’re involved in the hiring process or part of a talent team, and haven’t heard about AcuMax Index (AI), you’re missing out on a valuable opportunity to save time, money and resources in the quest to find, develop and keep rock star job candidates.