In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with Mark Duey and Kevan Fish, project leads for Colorado's Workforce Data Quality Initiative with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Mark and Kevan share Colorado's effort to build data-rich, human-centered systems that respond to the current crisis and provide value "way out into the future." Focused on creating sophisticated tools for matching people with first jobs, next jobs, and training that makes the best use of their talents and skills, they envision a future that provides more pathways to better work (we love this!) and builds in the flexibility to respond to shocks – like COVID-19.

For more information:

• Sign up for the #MakingBetterWork Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/903537e424bb/mbwnews
• US Department of Labor's WDQI Effort: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20190722
• Connecting Colorado: https://www.connectingcolorado.com/
• My Colorado Journey: https://www.mycoloradojourney.com/
• Onward Colorado: https://onwardco.org/

Social:

@Onward_Colorado

@ColoradoLabor

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Facebook

Credits:

Produced with support from the US Department of Labor's WDQI Technical Support Project and (fantastic) Doug Foresta.