New World of Work (NWoW) began development under the California Community Colleges system, which is the largest higher education system in the nation with 72 districts and 115 colleges serving over 2.1 million students each year.
Similar to MIT’s Open CourseWare offerings, all of New World of Work’s 21st Century Skills curriculum, video, and assessment content retains the Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike Creative Commons copyright (CC BY-NC-SA). This license allows instructors to apply the 80-20 rule: 80% of the content remains consistent and 20% can be altered based on the needs of the learner as long as the NWoW branding is retained throughout, and the content is used non-commercially. NWoW's 21st Century Skills content is designed for direct delivery to students and learners. Any third party monetization of the content for profit, or removal of branding, is considered an infraction against the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.
Starting in 2012, the New World of Work team began tracking futurist projections, economic reports, and national research related to the correlation between education and employment.
We conducted a series of Skills Panels to gather feedback from employers, entrepreneurs, human resources specialists, educators, and students to determine the essential employability skills required in our emerging global economy.
From this, we established our “Top 10” list of 21st Century Employability Skills. Expert curriculum developers, including the NWoW Co-Creators, video crews, college faculty across disciplines, and digital badging teams then created lessons and badges to go along with each of our skills.
CO-CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rajinder is the driving force behind our 21st Century Skills projects and content development. She believes the best part of her work is preparing learners to feel confident about their education and career options. During her graduate school studies, Rajinder conducted research at Oxford University focused on career education counseling and curriculum design…
Read More
CO-CREATOR AND GUIDED PATHWAYS CONSULTANT
Amy is dedicated to finding solutions to prepare learners for the fluid and uncertain workforce they are entering, while addressing employers’ demands for transferable skills. Her focus is on social entrepreneurship and organizational leadership as transformative agents in education, work that is supported by her PhD in Organizational Systems from …
Read More
STATEWIDE DIRECTOR AND PARTNERSHIPS OUTREACH
Throughout her career, Kate has focused on the expansion and promotion of career development programs for students in K-12 and adult environments. She served as the Executive Director for Girls Inc. of the Northern Sacramento Valley for three years prior to joining the New World of Work team. After experiencing the positive outcomes of …
Read More
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY- TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS COORDINATOR
Angie has over 15 years experience working with community-based organizations, where she perfected the organizational skills and attention to detail that help keep the New World of Work activities running smoothly. Angie supports our training delivery across the state through clear communication with the host sites, trainers, and vendors. Angie feels her work with…
Read More
LEAD TRAINER
As the Lead Trainer at New World of Work, Rhiannon’s goal is to provide high quality, market-relevant workforce development resources and guidance on facilitation techniques for instructors. She also provides direct delivery instruction to current workers and learners. Rhiannon has provided results-driven training solutions for corporations, government agencies …
Read More
Data and Digital Badge Coordinator
Billy is the data lead for our 21st Century Skills projects. He believes strongly in rigorous assessment of outcomes and using data as a means for comprehensive systems improvements. Billy has worked in several student-centered programs during the past eight years at Feather River College, including TRiO national grants, and has seen clear deficiencies in 21st Century …
Read More
Curriculum and Assessment Consultant
A highly-trained researcher and a natural entrepreneur, Kirsten is passionate about making measurement and evaluation accessible to everyone. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied school turnarounds and led the development of citywide surveys to measure alternative indicators of success in schools.
Read More
White Paper NWoW Skills Panels