By Justin Collins, Senior Director, Programs, WPTI

At WPTI we’ve been reflecting on an important question: How can we deliver learning and professional development that helps workforce practitioners not only build new skills, but put them into practice to better serve jobseekers in a rapidly changing labor market?

One answer has been a new approach to professional development: WPTI’s Learning Labs.

Learning Labs are intensive, in-person, cohort-based experiences that bring together teams of workforce professionals to build knowledge, learn from peers, and develop practical strategies they can take back to their organizations. Rather than one-time trainings, Learning Labs create space for deeper learning, collaboration, and action around some of the most pressing issues facing the workforce field.