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| ADVANCING OPPORTUNITY: Parents’ Solutions to Georgia Child Care Challenges | This report by the GEEARS (Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber the nature of the child care challenges reported by families and what solutions parents might propose. In follow up to a 2018 survey of Georgia parents of children under 5, the report features insights from focus groups conducted in 2019 of Georgia parents with children ages four or younger residing in the Columbus and Atlanta metropolitan areas. The authors conclude with recommendations for policymakers, employers, and higher education. | Workforce Policy | Report or Study |
| AffordableColleges.com | At AffordableColleges.com, we believe in education’s intrinsic value and the right of everyone to pursue a degree. We created our site as a free resource to help everyone address the costs of an education in a way that works for them. There is a path to a reasonably priced higher education. | Career Guidance | Website |
| Amplifying Impact | National Skills Coalition's Amplifying Impact report, released in June 2020, discusses how policies that combine investment in English language skills with digital learning pay off for workers and businesses. | Workforce Policy | Report or Study |
| Apprenticeship Guide 2017 | This guide explores apprenticeship, a talent recruitment and development strategy that integrates on-the-job learning and related technical instruction. The guide primarily examines Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs, which traditionally have been used in construction and the skilled trades but are now being applied in high-growth sectors such as information technology, health care, and advanced manufacturing. | Apprenticeships | Book |
| Atlanta Region Overview and Targeted Industry Workforce Report 2014 | A 2014 labor market data analysis of key sectors in the metro’s economy, including software development, wireless/mobility, internet security, digital media and gaming, financial transactions processing, bioscience, health IT software development, supply chain & logistics, hospitality, healthcare, and manufacturing. | Industry Sector Trends, Labor Market, Occupational Trends | Report or Study |
| atlworks.org | WorkSource Metro Atlanta has launched atlworks.org, a website designed to provide a streamlined and seamless way for job-seekers and employers to navigate the resources available through the region’s WorkSource agencies. Job-seekers can learn about WorkSource resources including job-readiness workshops, career training opportunities, and job application assistance. Visitors can also find contact information for their local Career Resource Center. By filling out a simple form, users are able to begin an in-depth evaluation process led by a personal career counselor that is assigned to them. Employers visiting the site can learn about services designed to help businesses hire, train, and upgrade their workforces, such as identifying and screening potential new hires, training existing workers for new demands, and providing 50% or more in salary reimbursement for on-the-job training. | Employer Resources, Job Search, WIOA Guidance, WIOA Partner | Online Portal |
| Bad Times for Good Jobs: Georgia’s Shrinking Middle Class Opportunity | A good-paying job is the cornerstone of a secure middle-class life, but this report from the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute suggests Georgia’s private sector economy is not providing enough of them. Industries in Georgia that pay a middle-class wage suffered most during the Great Recession, and have come back more slowly than low- and high-wage industries. | Job Quality | Report or Study |
| Benefits Cliffs and Career Choice: Informing Low-Income Families & Policymakers about Impediments to Career Advancement | This is a presentation delivered by Alex Ruder with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta at MAX Leadership Network meeting on August 12, 2019. | Workforce Barriers | Presentation |
| Benefits Cliffs and the Financial Incentives for Career Advancement: A Case Study of a Health Care Career Pathway | Benefits cliffs, which occur when earnings gains are offset by the loss of public benefits, have long been recognized to create financial disincentives for low-income individuals to earn more income. In this paper by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston University, and the University of Washington, the authors develop a new methodology to study benefits cliffs in the context of career advancement. The authors illustrate the change in net financial resources for an individual pursuing the health care services career pathway from certified nursing assistant (CNA) to licensed practical nurse (LPN) to registered nurse (RN). Accounting for increases in taxes and the loss of public benefits, the authors show that a single mother with two children receiving maximum available public benefits can be financially worse off in the short and medium term when advancing from the entry-level CNA position. Over a lifetime, career advancement leads to large financial gains. The authors also calculate a large lifetime net public savings if the mother advances to the RN position. Finally, the authors illustrate two policy interventions: a childcare subsidy phaseout that is gradual rather than sudden, and an application of transitional public benefits with asset mapping of financial resources. The authors show how each of these interventions benefits a low-income parent seeking to advance up the economic ladder. | Workforce Barriers, Workforce Policy | Report or Study |
| Benefits of Ban the Box | Based on a case study in Durham, NC, this white paper describes how Ban the Box policies help dismantle the structural discrimination faced by people with records in the employment market. | Returning Citizens, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| BestColleges Guide to Landing a Job | Finding a job requires a great deal of work, including perfecting your resume, crafting cover letters, attending networking events, and preparing for interviews. It also requires perseverance, since few individuals get the first job for which they apply. This guide to landing a job offers an overview of what to know to take advantage of these opportunities, including how to identify promising industries and how to strategically navigate the hiring process. | Career Guidance, Job Search | Website |
| BestColleges Guide to Searching for a Job | This guide is designed to help job seekers adopt a strategic approach to searching and applying for jobs. It begins with an overview of job search best practices, including how to prepare for the application process. Next, the guide provides reviews of various online job search platforms, describing the unique value each site offers candidates. Finally, it describes the process of working with recruiters, the ideal times to look for a job, and the importance of tapping into personal and professional networks to find new opportunities. | Career Guidance, Job Search | Website |
| BestColleges Guide to Workforce Development Programs | HR departments often pass on applicants unless they provide proof that they possess certain skills. This means getting your foot in the door isn't quite as simple as it used to be. As a result, intelligent, capable workers of all backgrounds and education levels are often put in a difficult position if they're looking to start or change careers. This is where workforce development programs come in. These programs exist to provide workers with the skills they need to get jobs in a variety of sectors. Workforce development programs teach professionals how to transition between industries and get promoted. They provide employment opportunities that include on-the-job training and grant prestigious technical certifications that make applicants stand out to HR departments. | Career Guidance | Website |
| Breaking Ground | Jobs for the Future released a report in May 2020 that reviewed the critical shortage of skilled trades workers, now and for years into the future, facing our country. The report offers a comprehensive national view of high school-level trades education. | Apprenticeships | Report or Study |
| Bridge the Gap: Rebuilding America’s Skills | The demand for workers to fill middle-skills jobs – those that require more education and training than a high school diploma but less than a four-year college degree – is consistent gap not addressed by America's workforce. That failure is inflicting a grievous cost on the competitiveness of American firms and on the standard of living of American workers as detailed in this report by Accenture, Burning Glass, and the Harvard Business School. | Economic Trends, Skills Gap, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Bridging the Opportunity Divide for Low-Income Youth: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Year Up Program | This report by the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) documents the implementation and early impacts of Year Up—a national sectoral training program for urban young adults aged 18-24. Operated by an organization of the same name, Year Up provides six months of full-time training in the IT and financial service sectors followed by six-month internships at major firms. The full-time program provides extensive supports—including weekly stipends—and puts a heavy emphasis on the development of professional and technical skills. | Best Practices, Opportunity Youth, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| Brookings Report on Youth Employment and Economic Mobility | This presentation details a 2018 report on youth employment and economic mobility by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program as shared through the Metro Atlanta Chamber's Educated Workforce Series. | Opportunity Youth, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Building a Skilled Workforce for a Stronger Southern Economy | The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity released a special report in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the National Skills Coalition on the challenges of building a skilled workforce in the South amidst the challenges of an ever-changing economy. significant demographic shifts, and the barriers to workforce entry faced by a significant portion of the region's population. | Economic Trends, Skills Gap | Report or Study |
| City of Atlanta Workforce Strategy Project: Final Report and Implementation Plan | This review of Atlanta’s Workforce Development Agency (AWDA) was designed to identify a set of recommendations for reforming AWDA and its efforts to meet the workforce development needs of the City and its residents. The overarching objective of this project was to create a plan to align the City’s economic development and workforce development strategies. | Workforce Strategy | Plan, Report or Study |
| College Financial Aid Guide | As more graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, and adult students pursue financial aid, the amount of student loan debt appears destined to rise as well. That said, students should know that they’re not obligated to take on more debt than necessary, and there are many aid sources available that don’t require students to repay any funding. This financial aid overview aims to help students and their families learn more about the student loan borrowing process from beginning to end, so they can be prepared to make smart financial aid decisions. | Career Guidance | Website |
| COVID-19 and Supporting Workers | As coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) spreads around the world and across the United States, many policymakers and public health officials are encouraging employers to tell workers to work remotely or to stay home when they or their family members are sick. There are significant questions, though, about how many people can work from home. Many U.S. workers in retail, restaurants, manufacturing, and other occupations cannot do so. On March 27th, Stuart Andreason and Sarah Miller with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity joined MAX to explore who can work from home and identify practices and policies to support workers who cannot work from home in the event of a pandemic like COVID-19. They also highlighted policy options for providing short-time compensation as a response to workers who have to self-quarantine. | COVID-19 | Presentation |
| Creating Entrepreneurship Pathways for Opportunity Youth | This report from the Aspen Institute discusses how as opportunity youth continue to struggle to connect to the economy, entrepreneurship offers a chance for them to learn the skills and mindset needed to thrive in today’s economy. | Opportunity Youth, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| Economic Inclusion: The Global Imperative of the 21st Century | During our April 2020 virtual convening of our MAX Leadership Network, we heard from Nathaniel Smith from the Partnership for Southern Equity about how racial inequities impact the workforce and considered questions for how we can collectively work to address them. Smith provided a highly insightful presentation filled with evidence-based data from several expert sources that make a repeated case for being more inclusive in our economic development efforts in order to improve the economic mobility of populations vulnerable to poverty and substandard living. | Economic Mobility | Presentation |
| Employers, Childcare, & Returning to Work in COVID-19 | In June and July of 2020, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation surveyed employers from across the country of every size and industry to understand the impact that childcare has on businesses’ ability to return to work. This report details the findings of their survey. | COVID-19, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Employment Equity: Putting Georgia on the Path to Inclusive Prosperity | This brief describes why employment equity — when everyone who wants a job can find one — is critical to Georgia’s economic future and lays out a policy road map to achieve employment equity. | Economic Mobility, Equity, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| Emsi Developer | Emsi Developer provides local labor market analytics and data on workforce availability, in-demand job titles and skills, and supply chains and industry multipliers. The tool provides a visualization of regional trends and enables comparisons with other regions in the U.S. Emsi Developer enables a look at skills transferability between occupations, an analysis of options for dislocated workers, and a study of job posting analytics to see job titles and skills that local employers are seeking. It also enables the review of job postings for key employers to see the types of skills they are seeking in varied market areas. (This is a fee-based service.) | Economic Trends, Industry Sector Trends, Labor Market, Occupational Trends, Skills Gap, Workforce Trends | Data Tool |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity – Opportunity Occupations Monitor | The Opportunity Occupations Monitor displays opportunity employment and its prevalence across labor markets. Opportunity employment is an estimate of the number and share of jobs accessible to workers without a bachelor's degree that pay more than the national median wage | Economic Mobility, Labor Market, Occupational Trends | Data Tool, Website |
| Find Your Calling | Find Your Calling, provided by Emsi, helps answer the question, what do you want to do when you grow up? Find Your Calling does this through a simple but powerful combination of assessment and data. First, the assessment measures your interests, then you explore detailed data on matching occupations and colleges that offer relevant programs. | Career Pathways | Online Portal |
| Focusing on Job Quality | This is a presentation delivered by Amnol Chaddha and Anjali Sakaria, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in April 2018, on issues affecting the quality of jobs for low wage workers in the U.S. | Job Quality | Presentation |
| Follow the Money: Aligning Workforce Funding in Georgia. | This is a presentation delivered by Alex Camardelle with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) at MAX Leadership Network meeting on October 7, 2019 that is from a webinar hosted by GBPI on July 16, 2019. | Workforce Policy, Workforce Strategy, Workforce Trends | Presentation |
| Generation in Atlanta | This is a presentation delivered by Roshni Chengappa, Program Coordinator for Generation in Atlanta, for the MAX Leadership Network, in February 2018, on the nonprofit's work to tackle global youth unemployment. Generation was started by McKinsey in 2015. | Opportunity Youth, Workforce Strategy | Presentation |
| Georgia Department of Education | The Georgia Department of Education oversees public education throughout the state, ensuring that laws and regulations pertaining to education are followed and that state and federal money appropriated for education is properly allocated to local school systems. The department also informs parents, teachers, government officials, and the media of education-related news. | State Partner | Website |
| Georgia Department of Human Services | The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) formed in July 2009 as part of the reorganization of the former Georgia Department of Human Resources, which had served Georgia since 1972. DHS delivers a wide range of human services designed to promote self-sufficiency, safety and well-being for all Georgians. The DHS vision is to build stronger families for a stronger Georgia. | State Partner | Website |
| Georgia Department of Labor | The Georgia Department of Labor provides a wide range of services to job seekers and employers. These include administration of Georgia's unemployment insurance, employment service, provision of workforce information to the public and private sectors, and oversight of child labor issues. | State Partner | Website |
| Georgia Department of Labor – Employ Georgia | Administered through the Georgia Department of Labor, Employ Georgia serves as an online connector for employers and job seekers. | Career Pathways, Job Search | Online Portal |
| Georgia QuickStart | Georgia Quick Start's services are free to any qualified company, whether new to Georgia, expanding a workforce here, or adding new technology to stay competitive. When companies choose Georgia, Quick Start makes them more successful with comprehensive, customized training. | State Partner | Website |
| Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency | The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency operates five integrated and interdependent statutory programs that share a primary goal - to help people with disabilities to become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment. | State Partner | Website |
| Goodwill of North Georgia – Career Connector | Goodwill’s mission is simple: putting people to work. Many people face barriers that make it difficult for them to find work and earn a paycheck. Sometimes it’s lack of training or education, limited job skills, or a disability. Goodwill gives people the tools they need to find a job, which allows them to support themselves and their families. Career Connector allows you to register online and access Georgia’s job search resources from anywhere. | Career Pathways, Job Search | Online Portal |
| Governor’s Office of Student Achievement | As the state's P-20 education agency, the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) strives to increase student achievement, school completion, and life opportunities for all Georgia students. | State Partner | Website |
| Governor’s High Demand Career Initiative Report | In January 2014, Governor Nathan Deal announced the creation of the High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI). This initiative is a long-term commitment to maintaining Georgia’s status as a leader in the global marketplace, and developing new jobs and investment growth. | Industry Sector Trends, Workforce Strategy | Report or Study |
| Guide to College Savings Plans | Although it’s never too early to start saving, it’s also never too late. There are a range of college savings plans available, and this guide will clarify their differences and similarities to walk families through the process of finding the best option for their needs. Keep reading to learn how you can ease the anxiety of financing a college education. | Career Guidance | Website |
| HDCI Executive Summary | Atlanta is a dynamic global hub with world-class employers, vibrant industries and consistent economic growth – all of which require a skilled, ready workforce. The High Demand Career Initiative Metro Atlanta (HDCI-MA) helps keep Atlanta prepared and moving forward through an employer-led regional partnership that engages businesses and informs workforce development efforts. | Workforce Strategy | Fact Sheet |
| HDCI PowerPoint Presentation | Atlanta is a dynamic global hub with world-class employers, vibrant industries and consistent economic growth – all of which require a skilled, ready workforce. The High Demand Career Initiative Metro Atlanta (HDCI-MA) helps keep Atlanta prepared and moving forward through an employer-led regional partnership that engages businesses and informs workforce development efforts. | Workforce Strategy | Presentation |
| HUB Georgia Technology Connection | This site features news, insights and trends at the intersection of Georgia’s innovation and technology. | Economic Trends, Industry Sector Trends | Website |
| Improving the Quality of Jobs for Low Wage Workers | This is a presentation delivered by Anjali Sakaria, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, for the MAX Leadership Network, in April 2018, on issues affecting the quality of jobs for low wage workers in the U.S. | Job Quality | Presentation |
| Inclusive Future of Work: Research Insights | This is a presentation delivered by Molly Birnbaum with Accenture on the fourth industrial revolution and occupations that have the potential for automation and technology augmentation to the MAX Leadership Network in December 2019. | Workforce Trends | Presentation |
| International Association of Workforce Professionals | The International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) is a worldwide educational association providing its members with training and learning opportunities to help them better serve their customers. | Association Partner | Website |
| Investing in America’s Workforce: Report on Workforce Development Needs and Opportunities | This report analyzes information gathered from nearly 1,000 leaders who work at the intersection of workforce training, recruitment, and finance. The study provides a current snapshot of the workforce development sector and its key challenges. It offers strategies for improving the human capital of America’s labor force, expanding access to jobs, and innovating workforce development funding. | Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Jobs That Help Pay for College Guide | Many companies offer employee benefit packages that assist with educational costs. While policies vary between individual companies, some provide full or partial funding for work-related degree programs. Others offer incentives for employees who seek higher education in any field. In addition to tuition assistance, some employers and volunteer organizations provide graduates with ways to reduce or forgive their student loans. In the following guide, we’ll describe what jobs help pay for college, common sources of tuition assistance, and how you can conquer debt after graduation. | Job Search | Website |
| JobsEQ | JobsEQ is Software as a Service (SaaS) that gives you 24-hour online access to our labor market data. Designed and developed with data governance as the priority, our economists and data scientists ensure that our tools provide credible data. JobsEQ helps site selectors and economic developers identify unique workforce characteristics within their communities and provide quality data to clients by describing current industry and demographic trends, and targeted occupation and labor market information. JobsEQ can deliver data-driven empirical evidence that a region’s workforce has the skills they need, and uses charts, tables, and maps to help your audience visualize the talent pipeline. (This is a fee-based service.) | Demographics, Industry Sector Trends, Labor Market, Occupational Trends, Workforce Trends | Data Tool |
| Juma in Atlanta | This is a presentation delivered by Robert Lewis, Director of Juma's Atlanta office, for the MAX Leadership Network, in February 2018, on the social enterprise's work to connect opportunity youth with job opportunities in the region. Juma began in 1993. | Opportunity Youth, Workforce Strategy | Presentation |
| LiveCareer | Over the past 14 years, LiveCareer has helped more than 10 million jobseekers, build stronger resumes, discover their career paths, interview with confidence, and boost their chances of finding the right job faster. With our world-class resume and cover letter builders, professional writing services, interview tips, millions of job listings, and a convenient mobile app, LiveCareer is here for your job search and career management every step of the way. | Career Guidance, Job Search | Website |
| Managing the Talent Pipeline | This report describes how the skills gap can be closed by engaging employers and their partners in developing a demand-driven approach—talent pipeline management—based on lessons learned from supply chain management. | Best Practices, Skills Gap | Report or Study |
| MAX Workforce Forum: Summary of Polling & Table Discussions December 2014 | In December 2014, more than 170 people gathered for the launch of the Metro Atlanta eXchange for Workforce Solutions (MAX), which was created to strengthen connections and promote information sharing among workforce development stakeholders in the 10-county metro Atlanta region. | Workforce Strategy | Report or Study |
| Metro Atlanta Chamber – Educated Workforce Council | A robust workforce pipeline tops the list of concerns by the business community. The Metro Atlanta Chamber’s Educated Workforce Council strives to deliver workforce solutions by aligning our workforce development efforts with education initiatives for a lasting impact. | Association Partner | Website |
| Metro Atlanta Regional Workforce Plan | Five Local Workforce Development Boards in the 10-county metro Atlanta region have prepared a regional workforce plan for the City of Atlanta and the counties of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale. | Workforce Strategy | Plan |
| Metro Atlanta Speaks 2019: Economy and Workforce | This is a presentation delivered by Jim Skinner with the Atlanta Regional Commission to the MAX Leadership Network in December 2019 with some data on insightful workforce-related perceptions from ARC's 7th Annual Metro Atlanta Speaks survey. | Workforce Trends | Presentation |
| Metro Atlanta Workforce Development Landscape: Analysis of MAX Survey Results | An in-depth analysis of the region’s workforce organizations, their services, and challenges, based on a survey conducted by the founders of MAX in preparation for launching the MAX Provider Portal 1.0. | Workforce Barriers, Workforce Strategy | Presentation |
| Models for Labor Market Intermediaries (eBook) | This ebook explores the role of community and economic development organizations in workforce development and the importance of fostering and facilitating partnerships to address local workforce challenges. | Best Practices, Workforce Strategy | Book |
| Moving the Goalposts: How Demand for a Bachelor’s Degree Is Reshaping the Workforce | An increasing number of job seekers face being shut out of middle-skill, middle-class occupations by employers’ rising demand for a bachelor’s degree. According to this 2014 report from Burning Glass, this credential inflation, or “upcredentialing,” has serious implications both for workers not seeking a college degree and for employers struggling to fill jobs. | Skills Gap, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Multiple Jobholding: Knowing the Facts to Draw Proper Policy Conclusions | Holding several jobs at once is not becoming the new norm. If anything, multiple jobholding has been stable or even declining over the past few decades. This policy brief by the W.E. Upjohn Institute shares the latest trends. | Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) | NAWB represents approximately 550 Workforce Development Boards and their 12,000+ business members that coordinate and leverage workforce strategies with education and economic development stakeholders within their local communities, to ensure that state and local workforce development and job training programs meet the needs of employers. | Association Partner | Website |
| National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) | NAWDP is a national association that advocates for the workforce industry and develops the professional capacity of workforce professionals seeking the highest standards of excellence in credentialing, applied learning opportunities, and cutting edge tools to excel in serving job seekers and business. NAWDP’s members are drawn from Workforce Investment Boards and America’s Job Centers, Community and Career Colleges, military bases, youth employment programs, corporations, and Faith and Community-Based organizations. | Association Partner | Website |
| National Skills Coalition | National Skills Coalition is a broad-based coalition working toward a vision of an America that grows its economy by investing in its people so every worker and industry has the skills to compete and prosper. The coalition engages in organizing, advocacy, and communications to advance state and federal policies that support these goals. | Association Partner | Website |
| Navigating Covid: Winners & Losers | In August 2020, Jennifer Zeller and Marion Phillips with Georgia Power joined MAX to share insights on the industrial and occupational winners and losers as a result of COVID-19. | COVID-19, Industry Sector Trends, Occupational Trends | Presentation |
| New Opportunities to Improve Economic and Career Success for Low-Income Youth and Adults: Key Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) | The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) updates the nation’s core workforce training programs resulting from the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The new law recognizes the need for a new playbook, while reauthorizing the nation’s employment, training, adult education, and vocational rehabilitation programs created under WIA. This guidance document is provided by the Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success. | WIOA Guidance | Report or Study |
| Online MSW Degree Guide | Review the top CSWE accredited MSW programs online, including different types of social work degrees (1 year MSW programs, MSW programs with no GRE requirements, and Advanced Standing MSW programs, among others). The guide is solely dedicated to MSW programs that are at least offered partially online, and many are offered 100% online. | Career Guidance | Website |
| OPPORTUNITIES LOST: How Child Care Challenges Affect Georgia’s Workforce and Economy | This report by the GEEARS (Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students) and the Metro Atlanta Chamber examines the intersection of workforce participation and child care challenges. Based on a 2018 survey of Georgia parents of children under 5, the authors conclude that child care challenges in Georgia are leading to significant disruptions to parental workforce participation—both in the short (e.g., missed days at work or school) and long (e.g., leaving the workforce) term—and to the state’s economy. | Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| Perspectives from Main Street: The Impact of COVID-19 on Communities and the Entities Serving Them | “Perspectives from Main Street: The Impact of COVID-19 on Communities and the Entities Serving Them,” summarizes this nationwide survey by the Federal Reserve System of nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, government agencies and other community organizations. The survey was conducted in April 2020 with nearly 3,900 respondents serving rural, suburban and urban communities. | COVID-19 | Report or Study |
| PublicHealth.org | PublicHealth.org is a site dedicated to meeting the growing need for public health professionals by connecting students with opportunities to begin and advance their careers. With a predicted growth rate well above the national average and an established workforce, Georgia is an excellent place for a new student to begin a career in public health. To meet this demand, the site’s resources have been expanded to serve students in Georgia. The site sets out to answer several common questions: What public health professions exist in my state? How do I pay for school? Where should I work? | Career Guidance | Online Portal |
| Race, Unemployment, and Mental Health in the USA: What Can We Infer About the Psychological Cost of the Great Recession Across Racial Groups? | Social scientists from a range of disciplines have provided evidence of a connection between unemployment and mental health. However, researchers recognize that poor mental health can lead to joblessness, highlighting the challenge of generating an accurate estimate of the impact of unemployment on mental health. This report implies that policymakers should consider both the monetary and psychological costs of unemployment, as well as their racial implications, when formulating policy to address the effects of economic downturns. | Demographics, Workforce Barriers, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Report on Dual Enrollment to Promote High School and College Success | This report from the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) analyzes increased Dual Enrollment participation and identifies the program’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. GBPI offers recommendations for Georgia lawmakers based on these factors. Any discussion of changes to the funding amount or structure for Dual Enrollment must consider the consequences for Georgia’s students. | Workforce Policy | Report or Study |
| Side-By-Side Comparison of Occupational Training and Adult Education & Family Literacy Provisions in the WIA and WIOA | In July 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), legislation reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), was signed into law. The new law maintains the basic structure of WIA and this document from the National Skills Coalition compares the two. | WIOA Guidance | Fact Sheet |
| Skills to Succeed Academy Overview | This is a presentation delivered by Thomas Flake with Accenture during a live demo of Accenture's Skills to Succeed Academy with MAX in May 2020. | Career Guidance, Job Search | Presentation |
| Smart Decisions Coalition: 2020 Recommendations | The Smart Decisions Coalition (Coalition) released a set of recommendations that represent a variety of policy options that can be pursued by policymakers, local community leaders, or business leaders to improve Georgia’s talent pipeline. The Coalition is a coordinated effort by Georgia’s community, business, and education leaders initiated by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Coalition began meeting in December 2018, considering all potential solutions to the challenges of affordability and access as well as how to ensure students are immediately employable upon completion of a degree and able to adapt as technology and industries evolve. The recommendations released provide an overview of existing programs, and inventory of organizational engagement, and future opportunities. | Workforce Policy | Report or Study |
| Social Work Career Guide | Social work degrees open the doors to a fulfilling career path in which helping others leads to the ultimate success. With the best Social Work Career Guide on the web, you can figure out what it takes to become a Licensed Social Worker, learn about the different types of social work that you can pursue, learn which social work degrees might be best for the career you want to have, and see what the top social work jobs and highest paying social work jobs are in the United States. | Career Guidance | Website |
| SocialWorkGuide.org | SocialWorkGuide.org strives to encourage students to explore this valuable line of study. The guide includes core information on coursework, program concepts, career pathways, and online program options. | Career Guidance | Website |
| Southeastern Employment & Training Association (SETA) | SETA provides professional opportunities for all workforce development partners. SETA promotes workforce excellence through major conferences, training and development of Best Practices, legislative impact analysis, and peer networking in the workforce development industry. | Association Partner | Website |
| State of Small Business Report | As part of an ongoing data collection effort with World Bank and the OECD on the Future of Business, Facebook conducted a survey, in partnership with the Small Business Roundtable, of approximately 86,000 people who owned, managed, or worked for a small and medium-sized business, including people who were self-employed. The purpose of the survey was to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on these businesses. This report, released by Facebook in May 2020, shares the results of the survey. | COVID-19, Economic Impact, Industry Sector Trends, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| TAG (Technology Association of Georgia) Education Collaborative | TAG-Ed strengthens Georgia’s future workforce by providing students with relevant, hands-on STEM learning opportunities by connecting Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) resources with leading STEM education initiatives. | Association Partner | Website |
| TAKING ACTION: Positioning Low-Income Workers to Succeed in a Changing Economy | Taking Action, a new report by The Hatcher Group produced with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Joyce Foundation, examines educational and employment disparities in the United States and highlights strategies aimed at helping lower-wage individuals succeed in a changing economy. | Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| Technical College System of Georgia – Office of Workforce Development | The Technical College System of Georgia’s Office Workforce Development is the administrator of WorkSource Georgia, the state’s federally-funded employment and training system, working to connect talent with opportunity. These federal funds are part of a grant program called theWorkforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) | (TCSG) oversees the state’s technical colleges, adult literacy programs, and a host of economic and workforce development programs. TCSG provides a unified system of technical education, adult education, and customized business and industry training through programs that use the best available technology and offer easy access to lifelong education and training for all adult Georgians and corporate citizens. | State Partner | Website |
| The Economic Value of Investing in Colorado’s Future Workforce | If Colorado's educational attainment matched its future workforce needs, the increase in value from the improved education system would add an additional $12.5 billion over 10 years, according to a new study released by Colorado Succeeds and Common Sense Policy Roundtable that used REMI economic modeling. The report, titled "What if Colorado Schools Were No. 1 - A Business Guide for Colorado's Next Governor," showed the estimated effects if the state's high school graduates obtained the level of post-secondary education considered necessary to meet future demand. This report has interesting implications for other states, such as Georgia. | Economic Impact | Report or Study |
| The Intersectionality of Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin in the STEM Workforce | This working paper by the U.S. Census Bureau discusses trends regarding how women, Black and Hispanic workers have been represented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations. | Demographics, STEM, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| The New Scarlet Letter | This book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges that those with criminal backgrounds face when they try to reenter society and seek gainful employment. It provides tips for navigating the U.S. labor market with a criminal record. | Returning Citizens, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| The Roadmap for Racial Equity: An imperative for workforce advocates | In a 2019 report, "The Roadmap for Racial Equity: An imperative for workforce advocates," National Skills Coalition explores the racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment and access; systemic barriers to equitable workforce training and quality employment; and why advancing equity is an economic and moral imperative. | Economic Mobility, Equity, Workforce Barriers | Report or Study |
| TheBestSchools.org | TheBestSchools.org provides in-depth rankings of degree programs at colleges and universities and information on these programs to help make decisions on education. | Career Guidance | Website |
| Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century (eBook) | This ebook explores how new policies and practice can meet the changing needs of workers, businesses and their communities. This edited volume presents contributions from more than 65 leading scholars and practitioners engaged in workforce development. | Best Practices, Workforce Strategy | Book |
| Uneven Opportunity: Exploring Employers’ Educational Preferences for Middle-Skills Jobs | Focusing on four opportunity occupations that have not historically required a four-year college degree, this paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia seeks to understand why employers’ preferences for college-educated candidates vary dramatically across metro areas. | Skills Gap | Report or Study |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta 2-1-1 Contact Center | In July 2020, Donna Burnham and Marioly Botero with the United Way of Greater Atlanta joined MAX to review 2-1-1 and how this tool is being utilized to ensure individuals are getting the help they need. The discussion helps workforce developers learn how to best use 2-1-1 for connecting job seekers and others to vital life supports in this time of COVID-19. | COVID-19 | Presentation |
| University System of Georgia | The University of Georgia System is composed of 28 higher education institutions including four research universities, four comprehensive universities, 10 state universities, and 10 state colleges. It also includes the Georgia Public Library System and Georgia Archives, which identifies, collects, manages, preserves and provides access to records and information about Georgia. | State Partner | Website |
| Unprepared and Unaware: Upskilling the Workforce for a Decade of Uncertainty | This report from the Southern Regional Education Board examines how technology and automation are changing the job market — and what states can do to prepare adults for the new workplace. It analyzes shifts from low- to middle-skills jobs, details current education levels and offers recommendations for retooling adult education programs. | Labor Market, Skills Gap, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| Update on the Logistics Workforce in Georgia | This is a presentation delivered by Brittany Bullock with the Technical College System of Georgia, for MAX Talks in July 2018, on what's new with the logistics workforce. | Industry Sector Trends, Workforce Trends | Presentation |
| What Works at Scale: A Framework to Scale Up Workforce Development Programs | Workforce development policymakers have access to a growing evidence base of successful training programs backed by rigorous randomized controlled trials. This discussion paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta identifies programs that work in specific geographic and temporal contexts but may not necessarily work in new contexts or at a scale sufficient to meet regional workforce needs. | Best Practices | Report or Study |
| Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) – Governor/State Shall and May Provisions | This document from the National Governors Association outlines the Governor/State Shall and May Provisions stemming from the 2014 passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | WIOA Guidance | Fact Sheet |
| Working Parents, Childcare, and COVID-19 | Prior to the pandemic, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation demonstrated that childcare was essential to our economy. In the fall of 2019, the U.S. Chamber Foundation studied the economic impact on states and employers when the childcare system breaks down through a series of reports. This report details the findings from a parent survey. | COVID-19, Workforce Barriers, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |
| WorkSource Atlanta | Formally Atlanta Workforce Development Agency (AWDA), WorkSource Atlanta serves as the workforce system for the City of Atlanta. The agency will provide job seekers with resources to attain sustainable employment and collaborate with business leaders for the recruitment and development of their labor needs. | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| WorkSource Atlanta Regional | WorkSource Atlanta Regional provides services to help meet the needs of today’s employers and job seekers in Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties. | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| WorkSource Cobb | WorkSource Cobb provides access to a system of employment and education services for our community. In an increasingly complex workforce and economy, people sometimes need guidance and assistance in managing their career development. WorkSource Cobb provides workforce services that assist people in helping themselves and their families. | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| WorkSource DeKalb | WorkSource DeKalb (WSD) focuses on demand-driven workforce solutions by providing data and resources for businesses seeking a skilled workforce. WSD also provides workforce solutions for dislocated workers, the unemployed, low-income adults and youth. | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| WorkSource Fulton | The Fulton County Workforce Preparation and Employment System (FCWPES) assists Fulton County residents and metropolitan Atlanta area employers in developing and sustaining a world-class workforce that realizes viable incomes and benefits, thus strengthening their families and neighborhoods. | State Partner, WIOA Partner | Website |
| WorkSource Georgia Portal | The WorkSource Georgia Portal is a tool provided through the Technical College System of Georgia – Office of Workforce Development. Through the portal’s Career Explorer, you can identify the skills you have and match them with a career or occupation that suits you. You can also find occupations that are similar to your current or previous occupation based on the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Also available through this link is access to the Career Informer and Job Market Explorer tools, career tips, and information about available education services. | Career Pathways | Online Portal |
| Your Talent, Your Future: A Report for Georgia Educators and Policymakers | A widening gap between the skills employers need and the skills job seekers have is a challenge in the global marketplace and, more specifically, for states and cities across the United States that want to strengthen and grow their local economy. This gap is explored in the 2016 Your Talent, Your Future report issued by the Metro Atlanta Chamber in partnership with Accenture | Labor Market, Skills Gap, Workforce Trends | Report or Study |