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Project supported by a philanthropic gift from Mackenzie Scott; participants to be trained in coding for the pilot...

Our Miami Pay It Forward Fund, officially known as the United Way Miami Workforce Project, was recently profiled in the Miami Herald. The innovative partnership enables people in Miami-Dade County—especially veterans, people of color, and single female heads of household—to enroll in high-quality, industry-recognized job training and move into family-sustaining careers in a matter of months. Coding school 4Geeks, the program’s inaugural training provider, will enroll and upskill 100 students in a pilot of the program. The program will expand to training programs in other industries in the coming months, such as transportation and health care....

The increasing availability of good jobs for those without degrees coincides with challenges for traditional higher education, Lawrence Lanahan writes in The Washington Post. He references initiatives by Social Finance that help workers train without going under financially, including the $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund, which aims to “help as many as 20,000 workers earn IT certificates. Social Finance will draw on nonprofit workforce groups such as YearUp and Merit America to train participants and counsel them toward employment.”...

The impact investing nonprofit is working to finance clinical research training and introduce new talent and greater diversity to a fast-growing profession....

In the latest edition of “The Job” newsletter, Paul Fain from Workshift writes about our work to expand zero-interest loans for learners in high-quality, short-term training programs. Many of our tools, including the Career Impact Bond and the Pay It Forward Fund, are mentioned....