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Great conversation with MPA graduate Alex Barrett, Real Estate Manager at the Heritage Group, about his work and its relationship to the study of public administration. Topics discussed include finding ways to create mutual wins for the public and private sectors, the shifting landscape of environmental rules and regulations, and the importance of developing soft skills. #MPA #publicadministration #policy https://lnkd.in/g3rJ3Cfu

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Applications for the 2025-2026 Master of Public Policy are now open! Learn more about what makes our MPP different and how it can help you advance in your career at our first info session October 3.

👑 🎤 📜 Beyond the standard news headlines; the additional detail you’ve been waiting for on the Kings Speech and what we think it could (hope?) mean for the planning and development industry:

Scribbles yet again about a topic living rent-free in my head: learning in the public sector. What are the entry points available to start using the bureaucracy against itself, using its ways of doing business to incentivise learning and adapting? How does one paint a startling narrative about the status quo that can lead to more civil servants convening and demanding for more iterative and adaptive ways of working? Do we actually ‘invite the full human’ and allow room for sharing personal challenges when we require civil servants to join trainings meant to help with ‘professional development’? What’s feasible for Asian civil servants when it comes to working with emergence?  What’s the baseline and the capacity gap for building capacities for collective sense-making and embracing their role as systems change agents? https://lnkd.in/gGVjCRbJ Special hat tip to The Systems Sanctuary (Tatiana Fraser & Rachel Sinha) and James Plunkett - thank you for such inspiring work!

The 2024 Policy Road Map from Jobs for the Future (JFF) highlights the growing importance of short-term credentials in today’s labor market. The Road Map shares, “While 30 million quality jobs do not require a bachelor’s degree, many do require short-term education or training beyond high school, such as a certificate or other occupational credential. However… funding gaps prevent workers and learners from accessing rapid skilling opportunities.” At Summit, we provide 20-week, accredited career trainings for adults to gain industry-recognized credentials through an accelerated curriculum. We're making it easy for employers to find qualified, skilled talent ready to immediately fill entry-level positions and meet their growing workforce needs. To learn more about how Summit graduates can make an impact on your team, connect with us today!  https://lnkd.in/gD4YGJV3 Read the Road Map here:

At a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris said that, if elected president, she would eliminate unnecessary degree requirements for certain federal jobs. We applaud the Democratic presidential nominee not only for endorsing skills-first hiring, but also for recognizing the need for learners and workers to have multiple pathways to career advancement, such as apprenticeships and technical training programs, that don’t require traditional four-year college degrees. We at JFF urge Harris to lay out her plan for dramatically increasing federal investments in skills training, just like she did as a U.S. senator in 2019 when she introduced the 21st Century Skills Act. Likewise, we encourage Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump to more clearly lay out his plans for a skills-based economy, building on the momentum of his 2020 executive order that reformed skills assessment and hiring practices for federal job candidates. The 2024 Republican Party platform states that the party aims to reduce the cost of higher education by supporting the creation of “additional, drastically more affordable alternatives to a traditional four-year College degree.” Voters from both parties want candidates and elected officials to prioritize skills and career preparation. According to a recent JFF-commissioned survey, 84% of registered voters said it’s important to them this election season to encourage employers to hire people based on their skills and not whether they hold a college degree. Seventy percent of voters also support boosting federal funding for apprenticeship and job training programs. This is why, when JFF launched our national #NoDeadEnds campaign, we made it one of our top policy and advocacy goals to ensure that our learn-and-work systems recognize everyone’s skills, knowledge, and expertise, regardless of when and where someone’s learning and development experiences may occur. We call on both federal and state policymakers to: 🏦 Provide flexible, portable funding for skills acquisition and lifelong learning 📑 Build the conditions for skills-based hiring by bolstering the adoption of digital learning and employment records (LER) as an alternative to traditional resumes 💼 Mobilize employers to expand access to meaningful, paid work-based learning experiences Read our No Dead Ends policy road map for actionable policy recommendations to eliminate the dead ends that millions of learners and workers face at school, at work, and in their lives: https://hubs.la/Q02Q2xfY0 #Election2024 #skillsfirst #pathways #apprenticeships #policy #HigherEd

Navigating the superintendent search process? This article explores the complexities and nuances involved, from state regulations on public access to job candidacy to strategies for maintaining transparency and trust. Learn how to navigate this critical career step while protecting your current relationships and presenting your best self. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gDeyWj6j #AASAMag #SchoolLeadership #SuperintendentSearch

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