Grounded in Networks

At National Skills Coalition, we’re dedicated to building and cultivating networks that represent businesses, workers, colleges, community organizations, public officials, and advocates across the country. We engage these networks to craft policy proposals and mobilize them to win concrete policy change. These national initiatives help NSC work toward its vision of an America that grows its economy by investing in its people so that every worker and every industry has the skills to compete and prosper.

Our Networks

Business Leaders United

Providing small- and mid-sized business leaders with a common platform to advocate on behalf of themselves and their workers

Voices for Skills

Lifting up the stories of working people and their families to show how critical skills training is to 21st century jobs

SkillSPAN

Leveraging the combined expertise of state coalitions to amplify their collective voices in state capitols across the nation

State Initiatives and Academies

Supporting stakeholders and advocates across the country to advance inclusive skills policies

Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce

A diverse coalition of national organizations formed in response to the ongoing threat to funding for workforce training and education programs

Industry Recovery Panels

NSC and Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships (BLU) are convening four Industry Recovery Panels to ensure federal recovery initiatives include investments in workforce training and supports to help workers and businesses adapt to structural shifts in their industries.

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Worker Stories

Read, listen, and watch stories of skills training success from across the country in industries like manufacturing, health care, construction, and more.