Virtual Showcase: Strengthening the Education-to-Workforce Data Ecosystem
February 26, 2025
Join us for a deep dive into the power of data in strengthening the connection between education and workforce outcomes. Our 2025 Virtual Showcase will bring together institutional, system, state, and national postsecondary professionals focused on data collection and use to discuss and advance a more connected and robust education-to-workforce data ecosystem. Through dynamic sessions, we’ll explore innovations and best practices that are helping states enhance their education-to-workforce data systems.
The Showcase will be hosted by the PSEO Coalition with generous funding provided by Strada Education Foundation.
The PSEO Coalition supports the growth sustainability and use of data to demonstrate how higher education can change a person’s life. Its mission is to power informed decisions through comprehensive, collaborative, and sustainable integration of nationwide postsecondary graduate outcomes data, driving strategic enhancements across educational and employment landscapes.
February 26, 2025
Virtual Showcase: Strengthening the Education-to-Workforce Data Ecosystem
Photo courtesy of University of Alabama at Huntsville
Program Highlights
Plenary Session (50 minutes) – Opening remarks and insights from leaders driving the advancement of education-to-workforce data systems.
Presentation Tracks (2 Tracks, 50 minutes each):
- Collecting and Integrating Education and Employment Outcomes Data: Explore state strategies for gathering and linking education and workforce data to better understand learner outcomes.
- Providing Stakeholders with Data for Decision-Making: Discover resources and methods for making data accessible and actionable.
Who Should Attend
This showcase is ideal for professionals and decision-makers involved in education and workforce development, including:
- State Postsecondary and Workforce Agency Personnel – Leaders, data analysts, and administrators aiming to enhance data systems to support education-to-workforce transitions.
- Institutional researchers, leadership, and faculty – Administrators, faculty, and researchers interested in data related to learner outcomes, earnings, and career pathways post-graduation.
- Data and Policy Organizations – Researchers, advocates, and data specialists focused on open data initiatives and educational policy, seeking to strengthen data accessibility and transparency.
- Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations – Organizations involved in advancing workforce equity and access, interested in the latest approaches for data-driven decision-making.
- And others who contribute to or utilize postsecondary and workforce-related data systems.
Event Logistics
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern Time
- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Alaska Standard Time
- 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
- 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Mountain Standard Time
- 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Central Standard Time
Format: Fully virtual, hosted on Zoom. Sessions will be recorded.
Photo courtesy of University of Hawaii
