Just as colleges and universities had to drastically adjust their instruction when the coronavirus pandemic exploded in March, so too did higher education programs in prisons.

For the most part, college programs housed in prisons have now gone one of three paths. Some have switched to a paper correspondence model, while others have tried to leverage any existing technology in their facility. Many have suspended their programs altogether.

The need to upskill today's workers has never been more urgent. More than 40 million people have lost their jobs since the economy began to shut down in mid-March to combat the spread of COVID-19. Businesses had to immediately reinvent the way they served customers, often demanding new skills and tasks from their employees.
 
WorkingNation Founder and CEO Art Bilger offers insight on successful upskilling initiatives to educate, train, and develop individuals for success in today's evolving workforce.