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CAEL connects your region to economic success by
Building a Competitive Workforce

Creating Innovative Talent Development Strategies. CAEL conducts research, develops asset maps and gap analyses, and recommends new strategies to address critical skills shortages.

Assisting Workforce Investment Systems. CAEL works with local and state workforce boards, one-stop career centers, and economic development partnerships to prioritize sector-driven workforce investment, analyze economic and workforce data, and develop partnerships to implement new workforce programs.

Advancing Public Policy Initiatives. CAEL collaborates with local, state, and federal agencies to plan and implement systemic policy change that increases access to learning and fosters economic development. CAEL leverages relationships with business and higher education to increase the effectiveness of new programs.

Building Industry - Education Partnerships. CAEL helps employers define workforce and skill development needs and effectively leverage higher education programs and resources.

Building Support for Career Readiness Credentialing. Many local areas, states, and regions are investing in Career/Work Readiness Credential (CRC) initiatives. The broad validation of basic workplace skills provided by these credentials can be a valuable component of your Workforce and Economic Development program. CAEL can help you leverage CRCs to bring together the interests and efforts of employers, labor unions, workforce developers, economic developers, and educators.

For more information, contact Joel Simon at jsimon@cael.org or 312-499-2678.