Safal is helping public and private sector clients quickly respond to the new and changing workforce demands created by an increasingly AI-powered world. As a workforce development leader our deep bench of workforce, education, technology, and data professionals offer domain expertise, the ability to integrate tech and AI tools, and ability to increase system alignment.

What We Do

We collaborate with clients to build a future-ready workforce by:
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Solutioning for Skills Gaps – Utilizing expertise, deep data, and predictive AI tools we help clients forecast future workforce needs and create solutions for current and projected skills gaps.

Increasing System Alignment and Efficiencies – Bridging the gaps between industry and education by aligning K-12, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and post-secondary programs with workforce demands, ensuring graduates have relevant skills that match employer needs.

Improving Grant and Program Efficiencies – Helping policymakers evaluate the effectiveness of existing workforce and grant programs to best invest public funds.

Building Scalable Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Programs – Designing, registering, and managing industry-led registered apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and other work-based learning programs to reduce employee turnover and accelerate training for key occupations.

Creating Technology-Enabled Training – Leveraging digital platforms, AI-driven personalization, and remote learning tools to build stakeholder knowledge.

Accelerating Workforce Resilience – Helping federal and state agencies prepare for economic disruption, automation and AI impacts, and shift resources to support dislocated and displaced workers into growing sectors.

Demonstrated Success

A few notable U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) projects include:
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Expansion of registered apprenticeship programs
DOL-designated National Industry Intermediary to grow registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity and related tech fields. Included in the White House National Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Strategy.

‍Result – Built the first DOL-approved AI apprenticeship occupation model in the U.S.
‍Result – Registered nearly 3,000 apprentices in less than four years.

Next Level Now Collaborative
Safal leads DOL Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) hub for public workforce system compliance and performance assistance. We collaborate with state and local leaders across multiple agencies to improve services, quality, and outcomes for jobseekers and employers.  

Result – Helped 46 states and 3 U.S. territories improve performance outcomes and meet Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) compliance requirements.
‍Result – Created first ever virtual Governance Training and Carer Coach Training for all six ETA regions.

Registered Apprenticeship Academy support
Built the first national online learning hub to accelerate stakeholder understanding, adoption, and compliant implementation of registered apprenticeship.  

‍Result – Published 60 training resources, including microlearning modules, courses, rapid learning videos, and toolkits in less than 12 months.
‍Result – Users from all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have accessed training over 70,000 times.

Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Center of Excellence on strategic partnerships and system alignment
Led the first national Center to accelerate the alignment of state and local workforce, education, and apprenticeship systems to increase opportunities for more Americans and improve multi-agency efficiencies.  

Result – Executed first-ever national assessment of registered apprenticeship understanding and utilization by America’s front-line workforce and adult education professionals.
‍Result – Built first national CTE youth apprenticeship bootcamp model and toolkit.