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Work Shift @workshift.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
AI could disrupt millions of jobs, but will workers be protected in the transition? Experts suggest that without clear job projections, businesses, policymakers, and educators won’t know how urgently upskilling needs to happen — leaving many behind. More in The Job: workshift.org/blind-spot-o...
A black background with a quote in white reads, "We need to make sure that individual workers and classes of workers are protected in that transition. I think we should be honest: That’s going to be very hard. We have never done that well.” Below in smaller letters is the attribution: Ben Buchanan, the Biden administration’s special advisor for AI via the New York Times. Work Shift's logo, their name in white split between two off-set diagonal bars, is in the upper right-hand corner. A small gradient lines the bottom, fading from cyan to peach to orange.
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Work Shift @workshift.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
The Trump admin just paused federal clean energy funding—putting community college training programs at risk. That includes $1B for EV workforce training at 34 colleges across 10 Southeastern states. With 310K EV battery jobs needed by 2030, this could be a big deal: workshift.org/ev-jobs-at-r...
Image of an electric vehicle factory. Everything is white with yellow highlights. Robotic arms assemble the body of the car. Words over the image read, "The Job: EV Jobs and Training at Risk. Federal funding for clean energy projects faces an uncertain future, which could upend nascent workforce training programs at many community colleges."
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Work Shift @workshift.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Greenville Tech is preparing for "manufacturing 3.0," building a $30M center to train students in #AI, industrial #cybersecurity, and manufacturing. The goal: Equip students with digital skills to meet industry needs and adapt to tech-driven manufacturing shifts. Read more: bit.ly/4jwF1Su #highered
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