Helping Communities Shine

Whether researching and implementing ways to shape a community's economic development plan or partnering to create ways to put people to work, CREC connects researchers and policymakers with:

• Data training
• Custom portfolios that aid regional competitiveness

Project Profile

Gates Foundation Project — 2.0

Gates Foundation
Start Date: Aug 2024 — End Date: Jul 2026

CREC will be working to increase the capabilities of data users and data providers to inform education and training investments that strengthen regional economies. CREC will work to create a pipeline of organizations – including economic development organizations, community colleges, and workforce boards – to improve their regional data systems by providing learning and assessment opportunities via eLearning, live instruction, webinars, and technical assistance. CREC will also be working closely with field leaders to describe and advance data sharing models that address input, access, and interpretation challenges, ultimately identifying a few regional hubs for further exploration. By the end of this project, CREC hopes to identify a regional solution that provides access to restricted wage data and helps strengthen post-secondary pathways.

About the Client

Gates Foundation

Our mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.