Closing the Skills Gap: Examining Global Policies and Strategies
You may be familiar with recent skills initiatives in the United States, such as the Skills Renewal Act and the Skills Investment Act.
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Open Skills Network
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Building a Strong Community of Practice: Open Skills for Employers and Educators
The Open Skills Network has been a nexus of ideating, researching, and discussing the future of open skills
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Open Skills Network
- Jan 31
- 2 min
From Surviving to Thriving: Recognizing the Skills and Credentials of Refugees
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on the skills of its workforce, recognition of the skills and qualifications of refugees grows
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Open Skills Network
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Credential Engine and the Open Skills Network: Powering connections in learn and work ecosystems
With growing momentum for skills-based education and hiring, we all need to work together for more equitable ecosystems that enable...
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Open Skills Network
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
DEI and a Skills-based Future
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are words that we’ve all heard in our workplace, but what do they mean in action? The OSN is...
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Open Skills Network
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
“Yeah, I get it, I know what a skill is.”
When we talk about skills, many people might think they “get it” right away…until we start throwing around terms like RSDs (rich skill...
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Open Skills Network
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
What's Next in the Skills-Based Movement: An Effectiveness Framework
The tumult of the global pandemic and Great Resignation, compounded with upheaval in higher education financesand enrollment trends, has...
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Open Skills Network
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Improving Standards for Competency-Based Training
This set of OSN Skills Collaboratives features a number of partners in Oceania. The collaborative ‘KORUS Connect Perpetual Professional...
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Open Skills Network
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Skills are Global: The Far and Wide of It.
The current OSN Skills Collaboratives are in full swing, with groups across the world working to develop and implement RSDs. One...
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Open Skills Network
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Tracing the Boundaries: The Power of Definitions in the Skills Ecosystem
How we define things directly impacts how understood and portable things are - from ideas to actual jobs.
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Open Skills Network
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Why "Open" is critical for now and the future
Open means inclusive, collaborative and connected in awareness and design. Today, a person can travel the length of the United States on...
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Open Skills Network
- Nov 22, 2021
- 2 min
What does "Open" mean?
“Once upon a time, a woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was excellent, as were the work...
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Open Skills Network
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Policy Implications for Equitable Skills
Employers, education and training providers, and technology partners are turning to skills-based learning and hiring to improve transparency
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Open Skills Network
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Demo of the Open Skills Management Tool (OSMT)
Skills – it’s a word that is everywhere these days. A recent survey suggests, 44% of young people worry that there won’t be demand for...
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Open Skills Network
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Empowering the Learner-Earner with RSDs
The pandemic has accelerated and inspired many seismic changes in society and the way in which people work. The movement towards...
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