Ascend Indiana
Ascend Indiana
Indiana's Workforce Partner
Ascend turns workforce insights into coordinated action, helping partners align efforts, reduce fragmentation, and build stronger talent pathways.
What We Do
Explore the work Ascend is advancing across Indiana's workforce ecosystem.
Data & Insights
Research, analysis, forecasting, shared workforce data, statewide reports
Work-Based Learning
Policy-to-practice tools, implementation guidance, diploma redesign support
Intermediary Support
ILN, coordination, technical assistance, shared infrastructure
Talent Pathways
Ascend Network, student-led business support, pathway visibility
60,000+
Jobs expanded on the Ascend Network daily, up from 2,000
Our Results
See how Ascend helps reduce fragmentation, strengthen alignment, and equip Indiana's workforce ecosystem with the insight and tools to move forward.
75+
Employers Engaged
Through Workforce Council strategy and pathway conversations
28
Intermediary Organizations
Identified and convened through statewide intermediary strategy
67
School & Partner Engagements
Helping inform K-12 and work-based learning support
Real Impact
See how Ascend's work translates into real outcomes for partners, students, and communities across Indiana.
Workplace Simulation
Bend Manufacturing pushes the boundaries of what a student-led business can be. Students aren't just learning advanced manufacturing — they're applying it alongside industry and research partners, delivering work that reaches as far as NASA.
Read MoreSchool-Based Enterprise
At Indian Creek High School, Creek Cattle Company shows what's possible when students take the lead. From managing a full-scale cattle operation to supplying their own cafeteria, students are building real skills and delivering real results.
Read MoreGet Involved
Access research, analysis, and data tools that help partners better understand workforce demand, talent trends, and future opportunities.
Explore ResearchFind practical tools and guidance that help schools, intermediaries, and partners turn policy into practice and support high-quality work-based learning statewide.
View ResourcesSee how Ascend is helping strengthen statewide coordination, shared infrastructure, and regional capacity through intermediary support.
Learn MoreLearn more about Ascend's role in Indiana's workforce ecosystem and where its work intersects with your goals.
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