Encourage employers and workforce boards to partner with eligible programs and perhaps co-fund or promote them.
Organize employers and workforce boards to partner with approved Workforce Pell programs so training aligns with real jobs and students can move quickly into work. Partnerships can include co-promotion, referrals, and in some cases co-funding or support services that lower barriers for learners. This matters now because states and schools are preparing for rollout, and early employer-backed success helps sustain political support.
Why this works
- Leverages industry support to ensure programs meet labor market needs and helps students find jobs quickly, reinforcing success stories.
Tech Oversight Project
AdvocacyHolding Big Tech accountable through policy and pressure
Mechanism
About GrassrootsHow Tech Oversight Project uses funding
- Map where states and colleges are preparing eligible programs and where workforce boards can refer learners
- Convene employers to validate skills needs and provide feedback on program design
- Set up partnership agreements for outreach, referrals, and job placement pathways
- Coordinate co-promotion so learners understand which programs qualify and what outcomes to expect
- Collect completion and placement signals to strengthen reporting and program credibility
- Share employer-backed lessons to improve implementation and defend the program in oversight debates
Milestones
Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step
- 1
Identify initial employer and workforce board partners
Near-termA first cohort of employers and boards commits to participate
- 2
Launch pilot partnership agreements
Before July 2026Partnership plans are documented with approved programs and referral pathways are defined
- 3
Stand up referrals and placement pathways
Mid-2026Boards refer learners into programs and employers engage on hiring pathways
- 4
Publish early outcomes and expand partnerships
2026Early outcome signals are shared and more partners join