Addressing Detroit’s Basic Skills Crisis

The Detroit Regional Workforce Fund’s efforts to connect low and moderate-income persons to career pathways is inhibited by the skills gap. As a result, the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund is pursuing several key policy and capacity-building efforts focused on increasing adult educational attainment. In particular, they are aiming to expand pre-bridge and bridge programs to prepare adults with low basic skills for occupational training, support the creation of ten Learning Labs in Detroit, facilitate peer learning among basic skills providers, and more.