Economic Mobility, Postsecondary, and Workforce Systems

What We Do

Our work strengthens social networks and career connections and improves equitable pathways to economic mobility through professional development, technical assistance, and research and evaluation. 

WestEd’s Center for Economic Mobility

We partner with adult and postsecondary education and workforce systems to remove systemic barriers through an evidence-based, collaborative, and student-centered approach. Learn more about the Center for Economic Mobility.

Adult Education Providers

We build access to social networks, college navigation skills, and career connections across adult education systems and strengthen pathways to college and living-wage jobs.

Postsecondary Institutions

Our experts are partners with leaders in higher education to support systems change that improves access to postsecondary education, job training, and credentials.

Economic and Workforce Development Entities

In partnership with economic and workforce leaders, we develop collaborative strategies and resources to help build and grow a competitive labor force and improve student access to living-wage career pathways.

Intersegmental Partnerships

By building partnerships between agencies and providers, education and workforce entities can help more people access education and living-wage jobs.

Our Approach

Drawing from decades of expertise, we provide partners with meaningful, relevant information to support systems change. Our comprehensive services deliver insights through research and analysis, and we provide data-driven tools, professional learning and technical assistance, and facilitation.

Education is an important step toward good jobs, but systemic inequities often reinforce gaps for students from underrepresented communities. By attending to structural barriers in institutional processes, creating stronger social networks, and offering career connections, educators can create stronger and more equitable pathways to economic mobility.