Skills equity policies are state level policies that expand equitable access to middle-skill training, credentials, and careers - particularly for those who have faced barriers to economic opportunity. National Skills Coalition’s skills equity agenda includes policies on Job- Driven Financial Aid, SNAP E&T, Stackable Credentials, Alignment, Integrated Education and Training, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Employment and Training.
NSC has developed toolkits that provide resources (including model legislation) for policymakers and advocates to advance a skills equity agenda in their state. This effort includes forthcoming scans of all fifty states to ascertain whether states have the policies in place to expand access to skills.
Highlighted Resources:
- 50-State Scan Summary
- SKills in the States: Work-Based Learning Policy Scan, Policy Toolkit | 2017
- Skills in the States: Alignment Policy Scan, Policy Toolkit and Toolkit Summary | December 2016
- Skills in the States: Job-Driven Financial Aid Policy Scan, Policy Toolkit and Toolkit Summary | December 2016
- Skills in the States: Integrated Education and Training Policy Scan, Policy Toolkit and Toolkit Summary | December 2016
- Skills in the States: Skills-Based SNAP Employment and Training Policy Toolkit and Toolkit Summary | December 2016
- Skills in the States: Stackable Credential Policy Scan, Policy Toolkit and Toolkit Summary | December 2016