Three organizations raised their hands to pressure test the Learner Information Framework tools and model produced by a collaborative effort of 27 contributors in their own environments. Hear from Natalia Lara with Opportunity@Work (O@W) In August, we heard about WGU’s effort, and today, we are pleased to pass the pen to Natalia Lara with Opportunity@Work…
The Learner Information Framework (LIF) is excited to share details about an innovative demonstration site project led by Western Governors University (WGU)! Valuable information about WGU students’ education and employment experiences exists through many different sources and can be hard to pull together into one comprehensive view. WGU plans to leverage LIF to bring together…
Greetings: We are pleased to share the latest update from the Learner Information Framework (LIF) team. We gathered in Seattle last month to reflect on progress to date and dig into the work ahead as our demonstration project partners launch their initiatives. We wanted to share some key learnings from this meeting and an update on…
This year we are excited to be moving from the conceptual, design-focused phase of the effort into building, refining, and testing our proof-of-concept framework and tools with three demonstration projects. This pivotal phase will be characterized by the implementation of three demonstration projects that aim to test whether use cases envisioned during the design phase…
Have you ever heard the saying, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together”? The minds behind the Learner Information Framework are aiming to do both! Through collaboration, we want to accelerate information and data sharing for education and workforce systems. And we want to hear from…
Learning and employment data is one of the most important resources to understand problems in education-to-workforce pathways and develop solutions to support learners and workers. Too often, this data is inaccessible, both to individuals and to the leaders who have the ability to shape practice and policy for the better. Many learners lack access to their…
Let’s talk about why designing for data equity is critical.
In today’s world, learning and employment data is an important resource for institutions and employers to understand problems and develop solutions to support learners and workers, and is also important for individuals to use in reaching their employment and education goals.
Greetings from the Learner Information Framework initiative team! Our team is exploring how we can “connect the dots” of education and workforce data in support of lifelong learning journeys. We want to help institutions, employers, and adult learners work together to address the challenges around retrieving and sharing adult learners’ education and employment information across…