Education Nonprofit Gets $500K for Hiring Platform, Hybrid Program
Education Nonprofit Gets $500K for Hiring Platform, Hybrid Program Government Technology The nonprofit Education at Work will use a grant from the Salesforce Foundation to fund the development of a hiring tool for Fortune 500 companies and a new employment “hub” in downtown Indianapolis. READ ARTICLE
How Jane Swift, E@W President, Is Supporting Meaningful Student Work
How Jane Swift Is Supporting Meaningful Student Work Inside Higher Ed In this Q&A, Swift, new president of the nonprofit Education at Work, shares how her organization is working with colleges and corporations to help students gain valuable, and paid, real-world experiences—plus what she thinks career centers and educators must do to better prepare students. READ ARTICLE
Former Mass. Governor Moves To Support Employment With College as New President of E@W
Former Mass. Governor Moves To Support Employment With College Forbes As the pace of technological change accelerates and the half-life of skills continues to shrink, what students must learn is becoming less specifiable, predictable, and verifiable ahead of time. READ ARTICLE
How colleges can do more to help undergraduates explore relevant careers to the job market
How colleges can do more to help undergraduates explore relevant careers to the job market Inside Higher Ed Inside Higher Ed and the Strada Education Network hosted a virtual event last month with current college students on career exploration during the pandemic. We asked several experts and one of the student panelists to write essays about how colleges and universities can better bridge gaps between education and the job market. Those essays follow. READ ARTICLE
Education at Work helps students build resumes and decrease debt
Education at Work helps students build resumes and decrease debt Chamber Business News Education at Work (EAW), a nonprofit that provides contact center and staffing services to organizations, is helping students graduate with almost no debt while also developing the skills needed to secure a jobs postgrad. READ ARTICLE
Partnership with Education at Work leads to Microsoft hiring two business students
Partnership with Education at Work leads to Microsoft hiring two business students The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Two students from the David Eccles School of Business who have worked on behalf of Microsoft through Education at Work have been hired by Microsoft for the company’s highly sought-after and competitive MACH program. READ ARTICLE
Fidelity expands partnership with Education at Work to grow student-employee talent pipeline at NKU
Fidelity expands partnership with Education at Work to grow student-employee talent pipeline at NKU Northern Kentucky Tribune Fidelity Investments has created 40 part-time student jobs on Northern Kentucky University’s campus as an expansion to its four-year partnership with Education at Work (EAW). READ ARTICLE
Microsoft announced as new ASU-Education at Work partner for student jobs, tuition assistance
Microsoft announced as new ASU-Education at Work partner for student jobs, tuition assistance ASU News When Carderay Stafford started college at Arizona State University, he was also working too many hours at a job he didn’t like. His job was affecting his school performance, and he wasn’t learning the skills he needed to succeed. READ ARTICLE
Corporate partnerships offer college students tuition – and a cubicle
Corporate partnerships offer college students tuition – and a cubicle The Christian Science Monitor A little-noticed new approach helps employers to fill cubicles with reliable workers and universities to provide an alternative way to pay tuition. READ ARTICLE
Students stave off debt, build skills with part-time jobs through Education at Work
Students stave off debt, build skills with part-time jobs through Education at Work ASU News Since its launch in May 2016, the Education at Work partnership with Arizona State University has contributed to the success of more than 1,000 ASU students by helping them graduate with little to no debt while equipping them with the skills they need to secure great jobs after completing their degrees. READ ARTICLE