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    • Using Artificial Intelligence with Workforce and Career Development Participants Resource Guide

    • What is Labor Market Intelligence Resource Guide

    • Retention Strategies Resource Guide

    • Post-COVID Workforce Development: A Digital Transformation & What It Means for Workforce Professionals

    • Navigating New York State Funding & Project Outcomes Overview

    • Building a Scaffold of Support for Young Adults in Foster Care: The Mentored Internship Program

    • Digital Transformation Initiative Playbook 

    • Work-Based Learning Toolkit

    • New York City's Workforce Landscape

    • Compensation and Benefits Among NYC’s Frontline Workforce Professionals

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among NYC’s Frontline Workforce Professionals

    • Job Quality for NYC’s Frontline Workforce Professionals

Book cover titled 'Harnessing AI Responsibly in Workforce Development: An 18-Point Guide for Nonprofits' with logos of JobsFirstNYC, New York City Employment & Training Coalition, and WPT.

Developed by WPTI, JobsFirstNYC, and NYC Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC), this guide offers practical recommendations to help workforce organizations navigate the rapidly changing AI environment. It is intended for professionals at all levels—from organizational leadership to frontline staff.

Useful Workforce Development Reading

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AI Alliance
AI Alliance

This Guide to Essential Competencies for AI was developed through cross-industry collaboration by the AI Alliance with support from IBM and Meta in collaboration with the Aspen Institute, and is designed for a wide range of stakeholders as AI shapes roles across industries and demands new education and training for tomorrow’s workforce.

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Center for an Urban Future
Center for an Urban Future

Center for an Urban Future (CUF) released a report exploring what they term a “two-sided affordability crisis” in New York City. and five ideas about how the Mamdani administration can strengthen workforce development and expand access to middle-wage careers.

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Social Services Employment Project
Social Services Employment Project

Project Renewal and its Social Service Business Advisory Committee issued a position paper analyzing the challenge of staffing the frontlines of New York City.

READ THE POSITION PAPER →

Download Our Free AI Guidelines
Download Our Free AI Guidelines

WPTI, NYCETC, and JobsFirstNYC released an 18-point guide for nonprofits about using AI responsibly in workforce development.

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE →