The biggest challenge is working with individuals who have barriers to employment, see past those barriers long enough to commit fully to a year of follow up, engagement, training and development.

As we expand our Career Academy with in-demand industry credentialing opportunities, job analysis can be best applied to align with our community needs and job vacancies. This would further help clarify the long term opportunity for career advancement by industry. 

Partnering with the local workforce board and UpSkill Houston, would help to communicate the message out to employers in our area.

These tools could support the individual development planning for our workforce members and training pipelines to better align with individual skills, strengths and industry needs.

Data could help drive credentialing needs and opportunities for upskilling based on in-demand industry job vacancies. 

UpSkill Houston is a critical partner in the regional analysis of our workforce development trends.