One critical aspect in the implementation of skills-based practices is to be able to measure and track the skills that employees learn on the job. This report looks into the landscape of employer skill validation practices and the systems and tools that support them.
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.
Raquel Sanchez is a senior researcher in Learning Supports at AIR with over eighteen years of experience conducting implementation research within experimental, quasi-experimental, and developmental evaluations of educational interventions related to language and literacy development. Her primary responsibilities include project leadership from research design, through data collection, analysis, and reporting. ...
Nearly one in four of all employed U.S. workers are in a profession that requires an occupational license, making licensing one of the central factors that shapes employment opportunities for many workers. AIR worked with the National Conference for State Legislatures (NCSL) and its partner organizations, the Council of State ...
Aviation industry professionals, including airline dispatchers and pilots, rely upon information management systems, tools, and equipment to perform their daily job duties.
AIR is partnering with the Urban Institute on this U.S. Department of Labor-funded initiative to build a “gold standard” infrastructure of national occupational frameworks and establish a new online collection of standards freely available for public use.
Catherine Baker-Inzitari is a managing director in the Human Capital and Learning Solutions Hub within the Workforce Program Area at AIR. Her primary responsibilities include all aspects of business development, staff development, and eminence building. Baker-Inzitari applies her more than 25 years of leadership and talent development experience in leading ...
The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies studies the cognitive and workplace skills of adults in 24 countries to determine how well they can participate in a 21st century society and global economy. AIR and the Educational Testing Service are partnering on a three-year training project focused on ...
Based on decades of research on expert human tutoring and artificial intelligence (AI) in computer-based training systems, AIR, Per Scholas, and University of Memphis are exploring intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) as a mechanism for helping sectoral training programs improve outcomes for learners.
AIR is partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to provide technical assistance through the Competency Model Clearinghouse.