Walmart Awards $1M to Grads of Life to Drive Greater Measurement and Adoption of Skills-First Talent Practices for Employers
BOSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grads of Life, an initiative of national workforce development organization Year Up, announced a $1M grant from Walmart to scale its Impact Measurement Framework that helps employers better measure and adopt skills-first talent practices.
- BOSTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grads of Life , an initiative of national workforce development organization Year Up , announced a $1M grant from Walmart to scale its Impact Measurement Framework that helps employers better measure and adopt skills-first talent practices.
- Grads of Life helps companies create equitable skills-first talent strategies that drive economic opportunity and mobility in America.
- The Impact Measurement Framework creates a way for employers to begin to understand how specific practices (for example, eliminating degree requirements) improve outcomes for businesses, underrepresented talent, and communities.
- Grads of Life will continue to publish a set of case studies, reports and white papers on the Framework, to accelerate adoption.