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Exploring and expanding skills development across the built environment | Brookings
- Brookings urges a cross-sector 'infrastructure skills' approach instead of a narrow green-jobs focus.
- Experts say credentialing should be blended with work experience for durable career growth.
- The report cites place-based academies like DC Infrastructure Academy as scalable models.
- Leaders call for greater scalability and data to align training with local needs.
- Interviews highlight blended roles for employers, training providers, and government.
- Supportive services and place-based investments aid worker transitions.
- Policy coordination is needed to overcome fragmented industry training.
- Open-source curricula and CEWD resources support scalable training.
- The report argues for ongoing experimentation across places and projects.
- The study notes funding policy shifts should not derail workforce development goals.
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