About – CareerEdge Funder

PARTICIPANTS MOVED INTO HIGHER PAYING JOBS

4,545

Earned raises

353

Participating Interns

1,380

People Promoted

432

Employers Engaged

Training the Next Generation of Skilled Workers

CareerEdge was designed to work on both sides of the labor market – the demand side and the supply side – as well as among intermediary organizations, such as higher education institutions, in order to fuel the pipeline of skilled labor needed by the region’s employers.

Two of the most tangible goals are to help low-skill/low-wage workers advance into higher-skill/higher-wage careers, while providing employers with the skilled workers they need to accelerate growth.

CareerEdge has employer-led partnerships in the following industries:

CareerEdge offers a leading-edge employer-led approach to workforce development

MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to provide an exceptional labor force to the region’s growing industries by leveraging community assets and forming high-performing workforce partnerships.

VISION STATEMENT: CareerEdge will be known as the region’s distinguished workforce development organization that promotes economic prosperity through strong employer-labor and community partnerships.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT CareerEdge:

Offers unique qualifications as the first collaborative designated as a National Fund for Workforce Solutions site in the Southeastern US.
Encourages accountability by rigorously measuring program outcomes, communicating results and applying lessons learned to foster future success.
Works as a tireless advocate to improve public workforce systems by demonstrating best practices and fostering public-private partnerships.
Builds a skilled workforce in the region with a focus on fast-growing sectors.

CareerEdge Evaluations & Case Studies

CareerEdge focuses on:

Innovative employer partnerships

CareerEdge is providing a tailored support package never before available from workforce intermediaries in the region. That package includes grants which invest in customized worker training and support programs, combined with hands-on technical support by CareerEdge staff, all designed to help employers advance their incumbent workers into higher-skill/wage positions and expedite the creation of entry-level jobs.

Educational bridge building

CareerEdge partners with other workforce intermediaries and educational institutions to bridge gaps in training programs in order to be more tightly attuned to the needs of the region’s employers.

Increasing investments

CareerEdge is working to increase the amount of philanthropic resources invested into workforce development, particularly for underserved segments of the labor force, and to leverage those investments to increase the sums invested by public agencies and private employers.

As of December 2021, CareerEdge has invested $14.5 million in workforce development.

Policy advocacy & public discourse

CareerEdge is influencing policy decisions regarding both workforce programming and funding commitments by reframing the public discourse, inspiring data-driven decisions, and by educating leading advocacy groups and philanthropists on innovations and new directions in workforce development.