Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

10/22/2026

CSW is proud to announce our partnership with the Detroit at Work (DAW) workforce system for the fifth year of a multi-year effort to strengthen trauma-informed and resilience-building practices across Detroit’s workforce development system. Detroit at Work, powered by Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation (DESC), is the City of Detroit’s workforce development system, that includes seven career centers located throughout the city.

CSW’s Trauma & Resilience at Work team provides subject matter expertise, training, facilitation, tools/resources, and implementation support to help Detroit at Work staff, managers, and leaders integrate trauma informed and resilience-building approaches into their work.

Continue reading: https://skilledwork.org/csw-announces-fifth-year-of-work-with-desc/

10/21/2026

This year, CSW is celebrating its 35th year anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, CSW is hosting several events and activities, including a webinar series, CORE Conversations, with peers, experts, and funders around the country who support the mission of creating more equitable outcomes for learners and workers. CORE stands for Competencies, Outcomes, Resilience, and Equity, four principles central to CSW’s work.

We invite you to join these CORE Conversations for important discussions with experts around the country about what's working, what needs work, and what's next in workforce development:

▶️ October 7, 2026 | Funding What Works: The Future of Philanthropy, Workforce, & Economic Mobility
WATCH THE RECORDING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJtmdJBTDQ

📅 November 12, 2026 | Policy & Possibility: Reimagining Workforce Systems for the Future
REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6agxm5_GT7ClKY2PZkJa6g #/registration

📅 January 20, 2027 | The Practitioner Reality: Burnout, Innovation & Workforce Transformation
REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sHay1EtURle1YhutiW0JtQ #/registration

📅 February 25, 2027 | The Human & AI Workforce: Navigating What’s Next
REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Av5AULmjSfCHxK7dBUh_jA?_x_zm_rtaid=p9cJgcHzQFWW1JND9BKZAQ.1790874637576.f4b5a173ceb6209988a06af6db67bb4a&_x_zm_rhtaid=790 #/registration

10/20/2026

Join CSW on November 12, 2026 at 3:00PM ET for “Policy & Possibility: Reimagining Workforce Systems for the Future,” a conversation with national and regional policymakers and system leaders about to explore the policies, partnerships, and public investments shaping how communities prepare workers and employers for what comes next: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6agxm5_GT7ClKY2PZkJa6g #/registration

Topics will include emerging workforce policy trends and priorities, the evolving role of AI and automation in workforce development, and opportunities for public and private partners to work together to strengthen economic mobility.

Featured panelists are Kate Kinder, Executive Director for the National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE); David Mallon, Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting; and Amy Wallace, Director of Federal, State, & Local Systems Change at CSW.

This year, CSW is celebrating its 35th year anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, CSW is hosting several events and activities including a webinar series, CORE Conversations, with peers, experts, and funders around the country who support the mission of creating more equitable outcomes for learners and workers. Policy & Possibility,” is the second of the CORE Conversations series, and we invite you to join the rest of the webinars as well:

✅️ November 12, 2026 | Policy & Possibility: Reimagining Workforce Systems for the Future | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6agxm5_GT7ClKY2PZkJa6g #/registration

✅️ January 20, 2027 | The Practitioner Reality: Burnout, Innovation & Workforce Transformation | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sHay1EtURle1YhutiW0JtQ #/registration

✅️ February 25, 2027 | The Human & AI Workforce: Navigating What’s Next | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Av5AULmjSfCHxK7dBUh_jA?_x_zm_rtaid=p9cJgcHzQFWW1JND9BKZAQ.1790874637576.f4b5a173ceb6209988a06af6db67bb4a&_x_zm_rhtaid=790 #/registration

CORE Conversations #2 “Policy & Possibility” will bring policymakers and systems leaders together to explore the policies, partnerships, and public investments shaping how communities prepare workers and employers for what comes next. Panelists will discuss emerging workforce policy trends and p...

10/15/2026

“I believe that fortitude is key. More than anything, be consistent. Go at it. Go at it. Go at it. When you succeed, don’t forget the responsibility of making somebody else succeed with you.” Antonia Novella, first female US Surgeon General

Wishing a happy end to Hispanic Heritage month to all. We are grateful for the impact of countless Hispanic Americans in our workforce end education systems.

10/14/2026

Trauma-informed leadership is not about reducing standards or eliminating accountability. It is about understanding what people need to do their best work and leading in ways that support both people and performance: https://skilledwork.org/cultivating-more-effective-teams-through-trauma-informed-leadership/

Trauma-informed, equity-centered (TIE) leadership offers an approach to navigating these challenges while supporting both people and performance. It recognizes that stress, trauma, power, and workplace conditions affect how people experience work. In practice, this means leaders consider not only what needs to get done, but how people experience the work, the workplace, and each other, and what helps them succeed.

10/13/2026

Only two more days to participate in the Southeast Michigan Youth Workforce Ecosystem survey! https://lnkd.in/eVUzkURX

Does your organization provide workforce-focused training, programs, or services to youth and young adults ages 14-24 in Michigan? You have an opportunity to make a difference.

Organizations that participate in the survey will help shape a shared understanding of the youth workforce ecosystem across Southeast Michigan and contribute to future conversations about strengthening pathways for young people. Participation in the survey is open to qualifying organizations from September 24 to October 15, 2026.

The project will culminate in a final convening that brings together a broader group of organizations, partners, funders, and local government from across the region to identify key opportunities and begin shaping a shared action strategy.

Rachel Whilby, M. Ed. | Megan Elyse Williams | Chioke Mose-Telesford

10/05/2026

Does your organization provide workforce-focused training, programs, or services to youth and young adults ages 14-24 in Michigan? Now's your chance to participate in the Southeast Michigan Youth Workforce Ecosystem Survey: https://lnkd.in/eVUzkURX

Organizations that participate in the survey will help shape a shared understanding of the youth workforce ecosystem across Southeast Michigan and contribute to future conversations about strengthening pathways for young people. Participation in the survey is open to qualifying organizations from September 24 to October 15, 2026.

The project will culminate in a final convening that brings together a broader group of organizations, partners, funders, and local government from across the region to identify key opportunities and begin shaping a shared action strategy.

09/30/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Funding What Works: The Future of Philanthropy, Workforce, & Economic Mobility https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AIjO6sVjQJ684M-yxkTQyQ #/registration

On October 7 at 3:00PM ET, CSW is excited to host the first webinar in our upcoming CORE Conversation series. “Funding What Works: The Future of Philanthropy, Workforce & Economic Mobility,” will bring together national and regional funders for a conversation about why investment in workforce and economic mobility matters right now and where philanthropy is heading next.

We’ll explore what funders are prioritizing, economic mobility as a long-term investment strategy, supporting innovation and scalable models, flexible funding and systems change, and how philanthropy can better align investment with measurable impact and community voice.

Featured panelists include:
✅️ Jessica Gillespie | Senior Officer | Pew Fund for Health and Human Services
✅️ Kermit Kaleba | Strategy Director, Credentials of Value | Lumina Foundation
✅️ Ashley McIver | Regional Director | Asset Funders Network

CORE Conversations are one of the ways CSW is celebrating our 35th anniversary and co-creating a vision for 2035. We hope to see you there!

09/29/2026

CSW, with support from Truist Foundation, has selected 24 workforce practitioners from 18 organizations across ten states to participate in its first Rural Workforce Academy (RWA): https://skilledwork.org/18-workforce-organizations-selected-for-2026-2027-rural-workforce-academy-rwa-cohort/

The RWA is a 15-month long learning experience that builds on the knowledge, relationships, and resources that already exist within rural communities. The Rural Workforce Academy creates a dedicated space for workforce practitioners to learn from one another, share strategies and approaches from their communities, develop new skills and tools, and apply learning to their work.

The cohort includes a diverse mix of workforce development organizations, community-based organizations, education and training providers and other organizations working to connect people in rural communities to employment, education, training, and economic opportunity.

09/24/2026

CSW is proud to announce the launch of the Southeast Michigan Youth Workforce Ecosystem Survey: https://skilledwork.org/csw-announces-the-southeast-michigan-youth-workforce-ecosystem-survey/

Organizations that participate in the survey will help shape a shared understanding of the youth workforce ecosystem across Southeast Michigan and contribute to future conversations about strengthening pathways for young people. Participation in the survey is open to qualifying organizations from September 24 to October 15, 2026: https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ztVc9n1sddxV8G

The project will culminate in a final convening that brings together a broader group of organizations, partners, funders, and local government from across the region to identify key opportunities and begin shaping a shared action strategy.