Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) is a 30-year-old national nonprofit that catalyzes nationwide transformative change in educational and labor market systems, policies and practices to increase economic mobility, particularly for people of color and others historically excluded from success. We focus on achieving scalable improvements in worker skills, lifelong learning, and job quality. CSW collaborates with change makers to develop strategies, identify evidence to inform strategies, build the capacity of organizations, manage initiatives, and evaluate lessons learned.

Our focal areas include:

• Competencies & Credentials
• Federal, State & Local Systems Change
• Improving Practices & Outcomes
• Job Quality
• Research & Evaluation

Our Vision

CSW envisions a society in which every person is able to earn a family-sustaining income, achieve upward mobility, and adapt to the future.

Our Core Values

Racial Equity & Opportunity: We believe that race should not predict social or economic outcomes for any person. We are deeply committed to intentionally stimulating change in educational and labor market systems to increase the upward mobility of workers, particularly those historically excluded from economic advancement.

Community & Sustainability: We believe that access to quality jobs and opportunities for learning are critical to personal and community well-being. We work with partners to cultivate sustainable solutions that center the voices and needs of the people most impacted by economic and social inequities so that they are heard and reflected in decision-making.

Trust & Collaboration: We value diverse and collaborative relationships, being a trusted partner, and meeting people where they are with respect. We demonstrate this by committing to the highest professional ethical standards and working together to build trust, foster new ideas, and maximize collective assets.

Learning & Transformation: We welcome different experiences, curiosity, creativity, lifelong learning, and courage to challenge the status quo. We raise difficult questions, actively encourage reflection and dialogue, and provide strategies and tools that support continuous improvements which lead to transformational shifts in organizations, systems, and culture.

To learn more, go to: www.skilledwork.org