What are the essential skills needed for students and workers to succeed in the job markets of today and tomorrow? Working with community partners to assess workforce challenges and opportunities, KCPT and Flatland are exploring the future of the workforce in Kansas City. Use these videos and resources to bring the conversation to the classroom and to those who matter most -- the workers of tomorrow!

Examine the robust options of today’s gig economy, including part-time and temporary jobs, freelancing, and side hustles that can contribute to successful, rewarding careers.

Success in one’s career depends on much more than just earning good grades in school. Help increase learners’ workforce readiness by building strengths in key interpersonal skills, such as problem solving, leadership, communication, teamwork and collaboration, and critical thinking, using this collection of resources produced by WGBH. The resources can be used to engage learners with media and prompt rich discussion in the classroom and other educational settings.

The collection is currently in development. Browse the initial set of resources—focused on nonverbal communication—and return for new content to be added over time.

Apprenticeships are a win-win situation for both employers and the apprentices. Employers get a talent pipeline of skilled employees, and apprentices earn money while they learn the skills of the trade.

You can find apprenticeships in a broad range of industries: manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, construction, and more. Employers, employer and labor groups, and trade associations sponsor apprenticeships. They often partner with local colleges to deliver the classroom instruction.

Deciding on attending college is a big decision. What college should I attend? Can I afford college? Can I succeed without college? Use this KQED collection to help inform your decision on whether college is the right path.

In the Great Job! video series, real professionals give middle and high school students a behind-the-scenes look at their exciting careers.

The newest videos in the series highlight: a Biomedical Engineer, Radiologist, Machinist, Prosthetic Specialist, and a Sonographer.

Explore careers more effectively by filtering your career options by industries, sectors, and clusters, and by considering the most in-demand jobs of the future.

Learn smart tips from a teen about how to begin your own personal career exploration using both self-reflection and outward reflection to work through the maze of potential career options.

Nebraska Public Media and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.

Learn about life skills that can help you get hired and lead to long-term, successful employment. These "skills to pay the bills" include communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and tolerance.

Learn about work-based courses: credit-bearing community college courses redesigned in partnership with employers so that competencies are taught both in the classroom or lab and on the job. This collection of videos from Jobs for the Future (JFF) examines the major stages of program design and implementation and explains how each stakeholder—including colleges, manufacturing employers, and incumbent workers—benefits. Support materials offer active viewing questions and targeted links to a toolkit that contains guidance for those interested in implementing work-based courses in their college or workplace.