Workplace Skills Tutorials are learning modules for Career & Technical Education (CTE) professionals that cover workplace skills such as communication, problem solving techniques, and supervisory skills.

This article describes Emsi research into the top ten in-demand skills U.S. Fortune 500 companies were seeking in employees. To do this, Emsi looked at the top ten companies on Fortune magazine’s 2020 list and pulled data from millions of their online job postings, comparing them by company, to uncover the top ten skills these companies sought from 2017 to 2019 and how those skill demands have changed over time. Findings show that skills such as communications, management, and leadership consistently top the list, followed by customer service, operations, and sales. The article shows data from each of the ten companies displayed in a flow diagram illustrating the change over time from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2019. When Emsi researchers compared the top in-demand skills data from these top ten companies to all companies across the U.S. using online job postings, they found the same skills consistently identified.

Upwardly Global is a networking, resource, and skill-building hub that supports immigrants and refugees who want to
contribute vital skills to the professional U.S. workforce.

Job Ready Career Skills is a comprehensive software or online workplace success skills development resource with video lessons, practical work-ready content, and assessments.

The Skills To Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success curriculum teaches workforce-readiness skills for diverse learners through hands-on learning activities, supplemental materials, and videos.

The Learn To Earn Toolkit offers open-access online articles, activities, and quizzes organized into ten workforce skills, available at intermediate or advanced levels.

The VALUE Rubrics use students’ completed course assignments to determine readiness in relation to essential learning outcomes that all college graduates should achieve.

Packback is an inquiry-driven discussion platform that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to engage learners and provide instant feedback. Content is practitioner-provided.

Edge Factor offers industry-focused career exploration video stories to inspire students and job seekers to explore and prepare for new career pathways while showcasing local opportunities.

The Chicago Jobs Council Career Readiness Framework describes evidence-based best practices for how to organize client-centered workforce development programming.