OneTen 2024 Impact Report Showcases Progress in Delivering a Skills-First Future

Report underscores coalition's advancement of skills-based practices, unlocking family-
sustaining careers for more than 158,000 individuals without four-year degrees

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OneTen, a nonprofit organization and coalition of leading CEOs and companies committed to unlocking opportunity for individuals without four-year degrees, today released its fourth annual Impact Report: "Delivering a Skills-First Future: From Intent to Impact." The report highlights OneTen's progress in working with some of America's top companies to shift towards skills-first practices—equipping them with tools, strategies and research to drive systems-level change and build more inclusive, future-ready workforces.

In 2024, amid a labor market shaped by persistent skills gaps, global demographic shifts and unprecedented technological change, companies sharpened their focus on identifying the skills they need and on how to access and develop the talent to meet those needs. OneTen's 2024 Impact Report highlights how the organization is helping employers more widely adopt skills-first talent management strategies with even greater speed and purpose, while bolstering talent career pathways by providing support to individuals without four-year degrees along their career journeys as they seek to acquire, and sustain, career advancement and success.

Read the full 2024 OneTen Impact Report

"The future of work is already here, and it is undeniably skills-first. We can no longer afford to overlook the majority of America's workforce simply because they lack a four-year degree. The companies that invest in skilled talent today—unlocking opportunities because of what they've learned, earned and demonstrated—will be the ones driving innovation and economic growth tomorrow," said Debbie Dyson, CEO of OneTen.

Key Achievements in 2024:

• Achieving Impact: As of December 31, 2024, OneTen has facilitated more than 158,000 hires and promotions resulting in more than $21 billion in family-sustaining wages
• Advancing tools for recredentialing and smarter matching: OneTen's proprietary Jobs Engine identifies roles best suited for recredentialing by analyzing skill components, location and growth potential. Paired with a skills taxonomy that maps technical and durable skills to job archetypes, the organization's tools enable more consistent classification and targeted talent matching
• Equipping hiring teams with skills validation frameworks: OneTen introduced its Soft Skills Finder, a proprietary tool that helps validate critical durable skills like communication, collaboration, and problem-solving to offer a more complete view of candidate potential beyond technical skills
• Delivering actionable insights to accelerate implementation: OneTen expanded its role as a thought leader and published several practical research and playbooks to support employers in adopting and scaling skills-first practices—including:
  • "Staying Ahead of the Curve: Harnessing the Power of Skills-First Practices During Times of Economic Uncertainty" report,
  • "Creating Effective Skills-First Job Descriptions: An A/B Test and How-To-Guide" report and its
  • "Assessing Soft Skills in the Workplace" report
• Expanding access to skilled talent through strategic partnerships: Collaborations with organizations like DeVry University, Military.com, Per Scholas and Udacity enabled employers to access pipelines of qualified, motivated candidates aligned to their job demand, while enabling learners to turn their training into tangible career opportunities across a range of industries

About OneTen

OneTen is a nonprofit organization committed to unlocking opportunity for talent without four-year degrees. As a coalition, we work with leading CEOs and their companies to transform hiring and advancement practices through skills-first strategies and connect talent without traditional college degrees to in-demand jobs at America's top employers. By prioritizing skills over degrees, we can create greater economic mobility for talent while investing in America's workforce. Learn more at OneTen.org, where one can be the difference.

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