There is a growing skills gap in the US that will leave millions of jobs unfilled in the coming years. This skills gap will have a disproportionate impact on low-income workers of color. Current upskilling organizations (programs where people build industry-aligned skills quickly at a low cost) are working to close this gap, but the current system does not allow for direct connections among job-seekers, upskilling organizations, and employers. Instead, the current system relies on “word-of-mouth” to connect these parties, which limits the talent pool for employers, forces employers to pay for degrees instead of specific skills, and leaves diverse candidates out of the picture.

 

To address this issue, we have created UpSkilr: a better way to build talent. UpSkilr is the first web-based application that will match job-seekers and employers to upskilling programs in local labor markets. 

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Here's how we do it:

1. Employers post jobs based on specific skill needs

2. Job seekers find jobs that they're interested in

3. Using an AI algorithm, we match and connect job seekers to upskilling programs so they can build the skills needed for their desired jobs

4. Employers use these matches to hire new candidates and diversify their talent pool

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UpSkilr is for job-seekers looking to build new skills for better jobs and for employers looking to widen their candidate pool or upskill their current employees.