NEW YORK, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OneTen, a
coalition of leading CEOs and their organizations, today announced
the launch of the initial version of their Talent platform that
will kick off OneTen's ambitious program to hire, upskill, reskill
and promote one million Black individuals without 4 year degrees
into family-sustaining careers over the next 10 years. OneTen will
lead an expert community of Black talent, Employers, Workforce
developers such as Education providers and Wraparound supports, and
Technology companies in creating an innovative career and skills
development marketplace that both strengthens existing support
systems and can help disrupt systemic barriers.
As an initial step in supporting OneTen's mission, Bain &
Company, The Bridgespan Group, Eightfold, IBM (NYSE: IBM), and
Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) are collaborating to build a career and
skills development ecosystem that facilitates the path for
applicants to understand potential career paths, identify needed
skills and educational opportunities, and create digital portfolios
of the skills and credentials they have acquired through
employment, education or self-directed learning. OneTen anticipates
that the list of partners supporting this talent platform will
continue to grow as the solution evolves.
The initial launch will focus on national opportunities across
the US to help Black talent explore career options with all
existing member Employers, identify skills gaps needed for
advancement, work to fill those gaps through accredited learning
providers and ultimately get matched to the optimal job. Beginning
in the fourth quarter of this year, the OneTen talent platform will
be available to all existing member Employers, with plans to add
further functionality making it the premier platform for Black
talent in the United States. On the Talent developer side,
OneTen is working to endorse national, regional and local sets of
providers that can help equip Black talent with the skills they
need for roles in the OneTen coalition, as needed. Key Talent
developer partners include 2U, Apprenti, IBM SkillsBuild Program,
Multiverse, Merit America, NPower, Per Scholas, P-TECH, Purdue
Global, Resilient Coders, Udacity, Year Up, and others that will
offer training, certifications, and credentials.
Traditional hiring processes are highly subjective and can have
multiple barriers that complicate access to economic opportunities
for people of color. Without being able to easily and credibly
assess skills, implicit bias can shape the recruiting and hiring
processes.
"The more employers can rely on skills in the hiring process,
the less likely bias can influence hiring outcomes," said OneTen
CEO Maurice Jones. "We see the use
of a skills-first approach as a business imperative to not only
open the aperature of who is included in the talent pool, therefore
making it more equitable, but also producing better business
outcomes with higher performance and retention. By focusing more on
skills, we can fast-track the career development of Black talent so
they can more quickly find appropriate education opportunities and
high-paying jobs."
The platform will also aim to create consistent tools and
processes across three key stakeholders: Black talent, Talent
development organizations that upskill / reskill Black talent, and
the Employers in the OneTen coalition who are looking to hire,
promote and advance Black talent to fill roles requiring in-demand
skills.
For Black Talent: The OneTen Talent platform allows
people to build out skills-based digital profiles, from which they
can create skills maps, take advantage of career planning
resources, and track their progress toward reskilling / upskilling
for desired jobs or positions. Once courses are completed, members
can verify that new skills have been acquired through the issuance
of digital credentials anchored in trust.
For Endorsed Talent Developers and Education
Institutions: Organizations focused on cultivating talent
benefit by gaining insights into in-demand skills at major
employers. They are also able to help their students and
participants acquire those skills and verify them so they can be
more easily connected to promising career opportunities.
For Employers: Employers can use the platform to create
and manage job postings; align job postings with trusted industry
career frameworks and certifications; and find and engage with
Talent development organizations and Black talent with the specific
skillsets required for available jobs.
OneTen's talent platform is built using advanced artificial
intelligence and blockchain technologies. Key components of the
platform include eightfold's AI-based tools that help identify
skills and match applicants with jobs they might be interested in,
as well as the courses and learning opportunities that will make
them more competitive candidates. IBM's Learning Credential Network
blockchain provides valued information on the degrees, skills
badges, certifications and credentials that Talent has earned over
the course of their career. IBM will act as the systems integrator
for the development of the talent platform.
"OneTen has a deeply important mission: Identifying and
cultivating Black talent who the traditional career development
pipelines have left behind, training them, and positioning them for
success in a career," said Obed
Louissaint, Senior Vice President, Transformation and
Culture, IBM. "We hope that by placing more Black individuals in
these fields, we will not only create careers and support families,
but also create meaningful change in the organizations smart enough
to hire them."
"People often respond to criticism about the lack of diversity
in their organizations by saying there is a lack of talent. There
is an abundance of Black talent in America, and OneTen is going to
help by identifying individuals and connecting them to family
sustaining job opportunities," said Merck CEO and OneTen Board
Co-Chair Ken Frazier. "A verifiable
jobs and skills ecosystem catered to Black talent can help address
some of these gaps. It gives people the opportunity to learn about
jobs they might be qualified for, while also acquiring the skills
they may be lacking."
About OneTen
OneTen is a coalition of leading chief executives and their
companies who are coming together to upskill, hire and promote one
million Black Americans over the next 10 years who do not yet have
a four-year degree into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities
for advancement. We connect employers with talent partners, leading
non-profits and other skill-credentialing organizations who support
development of diverse talent. By creating more equitable and
inclusive workforces, we believe we can reach our full potential as
a nation of united citizens. Join us at OneTen.org.
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