Build the Workforce Your Business Demands—Not the One the Market Happens to Supply.
Skill gaps persist because talent pipelines weren’t designed for today’s pace of innovation. We help employers take a strategic, proactive role in shaping the workforce they need next.
Across industries, roles are evolving faster than talent can be sourced or trained.
The issue isn’t a shortage of people — it’s a shortage of alignment.
E2i Partners gives employers a new way forward:
strategic partnerships with universities and learning organizations that build real capability at scale.
Why Skill Gaps Persist
The workforce is changing faster than traditional pathways can adapt.
Executives report the same challenges year after year:
Roles evolve faster than hiring or training models
Skills learned in school don’t match real business needs
Reskilling efforts lack alignment to performance
Traditional development isn’t built for rapid innovation
Emerging technologies outpace curriculum updates
**This isn’t a talent shortage.
It’s an alignment shortage.**
Business evolves weekly.
Learning pathways change annually.
E2i Partners closes this gap — aligning employers and educators around shared capability needs, measurable outcomes, and the future of work.
3 Connected Capabilities
3 Connected Capabilities
We align talent development strategy with business strategy — and connect you to the partners who can deliver.
Skill gaps won’t close through better recruiting alone. They close when employers take an intentional, strategic role in shaping how talent is developed. E2i Partners enables this shift by giving employers three connected capabilities:
A connected ecosystem that aligns talent strategy with business strategy.
E2i Partners provides three integrated capabilities:
Together, these capabilities help employers stop reacting to talent shortages — and start building the workforce their strategy requires.
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Discover programs and expertise aligned to your workforce strategy
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A structured process to co-create development solutions quickly and effectively.
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Ensures learning translates into measurable business performance
Together, these three capabilities form a new model of workforce development.
Employers gain:
The right partners
The right processes
The right outcomes
Universities, Trade Schools, and Learning Organization build curriculum that leads to relevant skill development.
Learners gain pathways that lead to meaningful, future-ready work.
E2i Partners makes all of it possible — through one integrated ecosystem.
Why Institutions Are Seeking Deeper Employer Partnerships— and How L&D Leaders Are Shaping the Future Workforce
What Employers Actually Need to Know (3 Things Only)
1️⃣ academic Institutions are being held accountable for outcomes
Short-term programs must now show placement and earnings results.
That makes employers essential partners, not advisors.
2️⃣ This creates influence without ownership
Employers can help shape programs without becoming educators or compliance owners.
3️⃣ Well-designed partnerships reduce risk and cost
Programs aligned upfront lead to:
Better hires
Faster onboarding
Stronger retention
Lower training costs
What This Means for Employers
Employers are being invited into workforce partnerships in new ways — because outcomes matter more than ever.
As colleges and universities expand short-term, skills-based programs, they are being held to higher expectations for placement, advancement, and earnings outcomes. That shift elevates the role of employers from informal advisors to essential partners in shaping workforce-aligned pathways.
This does not mean employers are being asked to manage education, compliance, or funding.
It does mean there is an opportunity to:
Influence how skills are taught and assessed
Align programs to real roles and advancement pathways
Reduce time-to-skill and onboarding costs
Strengthen retention through clearer career pathways
Participate in partnerships designed around shared outcomes
E2i Partners helps employers engage in these collaborations strategically and efficiently—with clear expectations, minimal burden, and measurable value.
E2I PLATFORM
The E2i Platform: Program Discovery Made Easy
Find the right partners faster — with clarity, alignment, and confidence.
On the E2i Platform, employers can:
1. Search by business need. — Skills, roles, industry, delivery format.
2. Explore institutional capabilities. — Program strengths, customization options, partnership readiness.
3. Compare options quickly. — Smart filters, curated pathways, featured partners.
4. Connect directly with universities ready to co-create solutions.
Bottom line:
The Platform accelerates capability-building by giving employers clarity and access in one place.
Guided Expertise
E2I IMPACT ARCHITECTS
Guided Expertise: E2i Impact Architects
Talent strategy becomes reality when the right experts guide the way.
Ai-empowered E2i Impact Architects help employers:
Translate business needs into capability frameworks
Identify the right partners and programs
Accelerate decision-making across stakeholders
Co-create solutions using proven E2i methodologies
Executives don’t have time to navigate complex systems.
Impact Architects make the process simple, strategic, and aligned.
Example Workforce Challenges We Help Solve
From frontline skills to leadership pipelines, we help employers build capability where it matters most.
E2i supports solutions such as:
Upskilling employees for AI and digital transformation
Building scalable leadership development pathways
Creating custom programs for evolving technical roles
Supporting health systems with clinical workforce pipelines
Partnering on DEI, mobility, and retention strategies
Wherever capability is essential to growth and innovation, E2i brings partners, frameworks, and outcomes together.
How Employers Work With Us
Explore workforce priorities
Start with a conversation to clarify your talent, capability, or workforce challenges.Discover aligned learning partners
Use the E2i Platform to identify institutions and programs aligned to your needs.Activate with support
When ready, E2i guides partnership design, pilot development, and outcome alignment.
Ready to Build What’s Next?
The future belongs to organizations that build talent, not just hire it.
E2i Partners helps employers:
Close skill gaps strategically
Build sustainable talent pipelines
Co-create solutions with the right partners
Align learning to business performance
Prepare the workforce for what’s coming next