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WorkRise Shorts: The Harvard Workforce Almanac

Last updated on April 23, 2024

The workforce almanac is a first-of-its-kind open-source directory mapping thousands of workforce training providers across the US. The workforce training system in the US has historically been treated in fragmentation, Nathalie Gazzaneo, co-director of Harvard Project on Workforce, shares. This resource is an attempt to address that, offering a more system-level overview and understanding of how the workforce development sector, specifically training, is serving American workers and American communities.

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