Join us for a briefing in support of the launch of the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus by Co-chairs Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA). The briefing will highlight innovative local programs and federal policy that help Opportunity Youth (OY) reconnect with the workforce, education, and employers like through apprenticeships, local philanthropy, and […]
The 2026 Skills Summit is an advocacy-focused convening for workforce policy champions who are eager to protect workforce investments that workers, local businesses, and our economy rely on - while shaping a more fair and prosperous future for everyone.
Many people enroll in adult education in order to build skills to get a job, or get a better job. In this session, an experienced adult education advocate will share highlights from two recent studies that shed light on how educators can help learners prepare for employment. First, you'll hear what small business owners have […]
This event is intended to be a broad, inclusive, cross-sector, high-level convening of all major players in the adult education and literacy ecosystem. It will bring together leaders from adult education and literacy, workforce development, business, philanthropy, and government to advance a policy-driven, outcomes-focused approach to preparing America’s workforce for the jobs of tomorrow. Amanda Bergson-Shilcock […]
Join the NKY Chamber for Government Forum: Policy & the Talent Pipeline – What Employers Need to Know, a policy-focused conversation on how decisions in Frankfort and Washington, D.C., are shaping the workforce systems employers rely on. The event will feature insights from state and national workforce leaders—including Jeran Culina, Senior Manager with Business Leaders […]
Join National Skills Coalition’s April network call for an insider briefing on what’s changed in the federal workforce landscape since we last convened in February at the Skills Summit. We’ll dig into the latest on Workforce Pell momentum, federal workforce funding, a new WIOA reauthorization emerging in Congress, and the latest moves from the Hill […]
What does it take to build a healthy workforce in a rapidly changing economy?
NSC CEO Brooke DeRenzis will join the 2026 Win-Win Workplace Summit, hosted by the Future Forward Institute and Dr. Angela Jackson. The Summit brings together leaders, innovators, and researchers who are committed to rethinking the future of work and building workplaces where both people and business can thrive. Brooke will join a group of leaders who […]
