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Our latest blog post shares more about our 2025 impact agenda and key goals. We envision a future where higher education and business collaborate seamlessly to develop a skilled, adaptable workforce—one that drives innovation, fuels economic growth, and empowers individuals to thrive in meaningful careers. While we’re not there yet, the Business-Higher Education Forum is proud to support those in both sectors who are leading the way!

The skills-based hiring movement is gaining well-deserved momentum for several compelling reasons. Yet, despite considerable enthusiasm, recent research reveals that skills-based hiring influenced fewer than 1 in 700 hires last year, with most of the change attributed to a small subset of companies. BHEF is working to ensure that we marry the best of skills-based approaches with ensuring that all Americans also have access to affordable, high-quality, credential pathways into the economy of the future.

The Business-Higher Education Forum's fall convening addressed the challenges we face connecting talent to opportunity and focused on co-designing solutions to meet the fast-evolving needs of learners, industry, and our economy. Read more about what's next.