Workforce Training & Career Pathways: Community College of Vermont won a $790,000 grant to launch a statewide licensed nursing assistant training hub, aiming to close local gaps by pairing educators with employers. Skills-to-Work Pipeline: India’s PM‑SETU says it identified 850 ITIs and approved 14 ITI clusters in a year, using a hub-and-spoke model to expand vocational training and industry involvement. Digital Skills for Newcomers: YMCA of Three Rivers secured a $90,700 Ontario Trillium Foundation seed grant for free digital literacy training for newcomers, covering online portals, email, Microsoft tools, and fraud prevention. Short-Term Technical Training: Texas community colleges received a $10.4M federal grant to expand short-term technical programs, plus Workforce Pell approval for nine job-focused courses in trades and healthcare. AI Upskilling Reality Check: New reporting highlights a gap between what employers claim about skills-based hiring and what happens in practice, while another thread flags that many workers use AI but can’t find time to upskill. Workplace Learning in Action: A Healthy Living class at Surry Community College uses hands-on food service lessons to build employability skills, including budgeting, teamwork, and customer service. HR/Compliance & Policy: UK prison reforms include counter-drone tech funding and construction-linked offender training tied to employer connections to improve employment outcomes. OpenAI Staff Shake-Up: OpenAI terminated three safety-team employees for mishandling sensitive information, reigniting debate about AI safety culture and internal procedures.