Employability Skills: Connecting Ready-to-Work Americans to Jobs and Measuring Hard-to-Measure 21st Century Competencies

This amendment to the original Sources Sought Notice provides key materials from a Webinar held on April 23, 2015, including the PowerPoint Slide Presentation, a transcript of the event, and a list of companies and individuals who expressed interest in participating. The information supports the Department of Education’s ongoing market research related to connecting ready-to-work Americans to jobs and assessing hard-to-measure 21st-century competencies under the solicitation titled "Employability Skills: Connecting Ready-to-Work Americans to Jobs and Measuring Hard-to-Measure 21st Century Competencies." The solicitation, identified by the number TAEP150017AP and associated with NAICS code 611430, encourages interested parties to stay engaged by monitoring FedBizOpps for future solicitations stemming from this research. Managed by the Department of Education’s Contracts and Acquisitions Management office in Washington, DC, the notice also provides contact details for key personnel including the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer for further inquiries. This initiative aims to gather and evaluate market input to better inform strategies for enhancing employability skills and workforce readiness, emphasizing the importance of active participation and close attention to upcoming opportunities within this procurement process.