by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 5, 2025 | Registered Apprenticeship
Every September, workforce boards, educators, employers, and civic leaders spotlight the people and programs that move local economies forward. This Workforce Development Month, there’s one proven, scalable tool that deserves center stage: Registered Apprenticeships...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Sep 2, 2025 | Workforce Strategy & Leadership
As the Founder & Chief Strategist at @Padilla Futures Group, a former workforce strategist, and nostalgic higher ed administrator, I’ve spent years helping education systems, private employers, chambers, economic development organizations, and state agencies align...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2025 | Economic Development
En route to Philly for the #ACCE25 convention, and there’s a palpable energy for me. As a former board member for several chambers, I feel like I’m on the way to see “my people”. I get it, and could not be more thrilled about the week ahead. Chambers are claiming...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Jul 10, 2025 | Workforce Pell & Federal Policy
Just a few months ago, in April 2025, I wrote about the promising, yet uncertain, future of the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act. The question then was: “Game Changer in the Making?” Today, in July 2025, we have a definitive answer. The “Big Beautiful...
by padilla.edgar1@gmail.com | Apr 8, 2025 | Workforce Pell & Federal Policy
The U.S. is at a bit of a crossroads when it comes to workforce development. We’ve got nearly 10 million unfilled jobs while over 6 million people are still unemployed. If you’ve worked in this space, you know the problem: a lot of folks just don’t have access to (or...
