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April 22, 2026, Video: Panel moderated by Rachel Lipson. Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and the Social Finance Institute held a timely conversation on one of the biggest questions in workforce policy: how to pay for high-quality training in ways that expand opportunity without pushing more risk onto workers or employers. Marking the launch of Lessons Learned: Financing Workforce Education and Training through Outcomes-Based Repayments by Harry Holzer and David Socolow, this event explored what emerging repayment models can teach us about funding short-term, career-aligned training for today’s labor market. As employers struggle to find skilled talent and policymakers look for more accountable investments, outcomes-based repayment models are drawing growing attention as a way to connect financing more directly to real employment and earnings results. Featuring remarks from the authors and a roundtable discussion with leading voices in the field, the event surfaced practical lessons for policymakers, employers, training providers, philanthropic funders, and investors.