Part of Western Governors University
Building the skills ecosystem.
Our Vision.
The Open Skills Network (OSN) is a coalition of employers, education providers, military, and other stakeholders dedicated to advancing skills-based education and hiring. The OSN is committed to creating a more equitable, skills-driven labor market by matching talent with career opportunities through a common skills language, benefitting individuals, employers, and the U.S. economy.
Create the foundation to advance a more equitable labor market.
Empower learner-workers to understand and communicate the value of their skills, talent, and experiences.
Eliminate barriers to implementing skill-based education and hiring practices across industry sectors at scale.
Committing to open skills.
Leading the development and use of open skills data to accelerate the adoption of skills-based education and hiring as standard practice.
Develop open toolsets.
Making available shared technology and open toolsets to accelerate the adoption of skills-based practices.
Championing open standards.
Championing the adoption and evolution of existing open standards for meaningful and actionable skills data.
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