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Every worker. Every industry. A strong economy.

Jobs that require skills training are the backbone of our economy. National Skills Coalition (NSC) fights for a national commitment to inclusive, high-quality skills training so that more people have access to a better life, and more local businesses see sustained growth.
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Join us for virtual summit sequels!

The Skills Summit may be over – but the momentum continues with Summit Sequels – a series of virtual skills events where we’ll continue the conversation about skills policy issues at the state and federal levels.

Join us for our first sequel on May 9: Holistic Support Services Advance Economic Mobility and Educational Attainment.
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Making College Work

Our nation’s higher education policies were developed over fifty years ago and no longer fit the needs of todays’ students or the rapidly changing skill needs of today’s labor market. They were designed to support young, full-time students living on campus with support from their parents. Fast forward fifty years, and 70% of today’s students don’t fit the mold around which higher education policy was built more than five decades ago.

Join us as we help more states and Congress make college work for America’s workers and businesses.
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Who We Are

Since 2000, through expert analysis and technical assistance, broad-based organizing, targeted advocacy, and cutting-edge communications, NSC has changed hundreds of state and federal skills policies that have changed thousands of lives and grown local businesses and economies.

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Skills on the Hill

Episode 14: Biden’s budget, WIOA, short-term Pell and college transparency
In our lastest video, Katie Spiker and Rachel Unruh take on Biden's budget, WIOA, short-term Pell and college transparency

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Skills for an Inclusive Economic Recovery

A call to action that will drive our organization’s work over the next two years, Skills for an Inclusive Economic Recovery is a set of generation-defining investments in inclusive skills policy that contribute to addressing the disproportionate impact of the economic crisis on communities who have long suffered inequities.

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The Skills Blog

We're covering the latest news in workforce development, from Capitol Hill and across the country.

What does the Presidential Budget Request mean for an inclusive economic recovery?
May 04, 2022

What does the Presidential Budget Request mean for an inclusive economic recovery?

 Jennifer Stiddard, Caroline Treschitta, Megan Evans,
Inclusive Recovery
It’s time to make college work for working people, business, and our economy
Apr 29, 2022

It’s time to make college work for working people, business, and our economy

 Nicky Lauricella Coolberth,
Higher Education Making College Work
New fact sheet: What the Digital Equity Act means for skills advocates
Apr 27, 2022

New fact sheet: What the Digital Equity Act means for skills advocates

 Amanda Bergson-Shilcock,
Digital Equity Future of Work
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NSC in the News

Our team of workforce experts has decades of experience and insight. See how we're making news across the country.

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National Skills Coalition Spearheads Letters to Congressional Leaders Urging Inclusion of Short-Term Pell Grants and Secure Postsecondary Data in the Competitiveness Package
May 05, 2022 Press Releases

Statement of NSC CEO Andy Van Kleunen on State of the Union Address
Mar 01, 2022 Press Releases

National Skills Coalition Wraps up Three Day Skills Summit to Elevate Skills Policy Agendas and Promote an Inclusive Economic Recovery
Feb 18, 2022 Press Releases