Workforce Development
The economy is still recovering from the Great Recession, which was characterized by skyrocketing unemployment rates. Many adults found themselves without the skills needed to find work in the new, knowledge-focused economy, and colleges and universities have ample opportunity to create programs to help people find careers in growth industries.
Centralizing Continuing Education: Being Accessible to the Non-Traditional Learner
Connor O'Sullivan | Executive Director of Career and Technical Education, Lone Star CollegeWith an ever-evolving workforce, itās important to take a regional approach to help grow and develop continuing education through the unique environment of community colleges. The non-traditional learner will always…
Community Colleges Leading the Way for Displaced Workers
Vic Adams | President and CEO, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeCareer and technical education are critical to filling the skills gap in the community, and community colleges are the key drivers to providing the right opportunities to fill these gaps.…
Defining a Model for Accessible Workforce Education: Calbright College and the Recession
Eloy Ortiz Oakley | Chancellor, California Community CollegesWith millions of displaced workers in the United States, the only fast and efficient way to get them back into the workforce is through short-term courses designed to support upskilling…
The New Big Player: Workforce Education Heading Into Recession
Anton Reece | President, West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeWith adult learners looking to upskill and reskill, workforce education will become critical in serving these learners as we head into a new normal. Learner demographicsāand whole institutionsāwill be looking…
How Polytechnic Institutions Can Lead Higher Education Through a Recession
Katherine Frank | Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - StoutBefore the COVID-19 crisis, most institutions worked and made decisions within their own departments, causing a silo effect across campus. But in this time of need, itās more important than…
Getting Adult Learners Back in the Workforce
Angie Besendorfer | Chancellor, WGU MissouriAs more learners will be looking to upskill, institutions need to quickly respond to get them back into the workforce. Although they may have an idea of what skills learners…
Building a Workforce Community After Crisis
Ian Roark | Vice President of Workforce Development and Strategic Partnerships, Pima Community CollegeSo far, weāve seen the COVID-19 crisis push institutions beyond their comfort zones. Many are aware of the anxieties of rapidly changing course, but the pandemic has brought on a…