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New Organization Promoting Skills-based Hiring to Indiana Employers

INDIANAPOLIS — A new organization aims to help Hoosier employers recognize the value of skills training when hiring employees for their facilities, rather than just…

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Workforce Group with Ties to Microsoft, Linkedin Chooses Indiana for 2nd Location

A workforce development not-for-profit that’s backed by two national tech giants is expanding to Indiana, with the goal of helping people obtain skills needed in…

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Governor to Launch Philanthropic Job Training Coalition

Gov. Eric Holcomb is scheduled this morning to launch Skillful Indiana, a coalition of state government, the Markle Foundation, Microsoft Philanthropies, Walmart, the Lumina Foundation,…

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Microsoft-Backed Skillful Starts Indiana Program to Coach Businesses, Job Seekers on In-demand Skills

Skillful, a Colorado-based skills training program geared toward helping more people without a college degree secure in-demand jobs, announced today that it is expanding to…

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Game-Changer’ Skillful Program Coming to Indiana

A national nonprofit has chosen Indiana as the next state for its Skillful initiative, designed to help workers, especially those without four-year college degrees, find…

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Microsoft, Walmart, Others Partner with Indiana for Workforce Initiative

INDIANAPOLIS (WOWO): A partnership between the state of Indiana, Microsoft, and others looks to connect Hoosiers with good jobs in a changing economy. Governor Eric…

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Job-Training Nonprofit Launches Indiana Initiative

(INDIANAPOLIS) – A job training nonprofit is setting up shop in Indiana to put booster rockets under the state’s efforts to beef up its skilled…

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Indiana Announces Workforce Initiative Partnership That Includes Microsoft

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Governor Eric Holcomb, Microsoft and the Markle Foundations announced the launch of Skillful Indiana Thursday morning. Skillful Indiana is a philanthropic effort…

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Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb, the Markle Foundation, and Microsoft Announce Skillful Indiana: Bringing New Investment, Partners and Innovation to Indiana’s Next Level Workforce Agenda  

With support provided by Walmart, and in partnership with Lumina Foundation, Purdue University and Purdue Extension, Skillful Indiana will bring practical tools to connect Hoosiers…

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The Week in Tech: Are Robots Coming for Your Job? Eventually, Yes.

Greetings from the real economy. I’m Steve Lohr, a tech reporter for The Times, and I tend to focus on the effects of technology beyond…

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Aycock and Farley Selected for Governor’s Coaching Corps

Arapahoe Community College’s Laura Aycock and Allana Farley have been accepted into the 2018-19 Governor’s Coaching Corps. The Corps, a partnership between Skillful, LLC, and…

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Automation and Altruism: How Philanthropy Can Help People Navigate the Future of Work

Automation has been transforming work since the industrial revolution. The latest wave of automation technologies—spurred by increases in computing power, advances in robotics, and the…