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.
Engaging Employers to Forge Clear Pathways to Sustainable Careers
Stephanie Wenger | Assistant Director of Workforce Development, Bucks County Community CollegeManufacturing jobs have been hit hard, with a diminishing workforce and gaps in knowledge necessary to the work. In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, people began turning to the local college for…
The Cybersecurity Gap: How Higher Education Can Help Outwit Cyber Attackers
Gale Tenen Spak | Associate Vice President for Continuing and Distance Learning (Retired), New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAs one decade has come to an end, confusion reigns about the impact of the many technology inventions that almost imperceptibly have been thrust upon us. In a multiplicity of…
Human Skills: Critical Components of Future Work
Glenda Stump | Education Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute for Technology George Westerman, Katherine HallIt is no secret that the workplace is changing. The shelf life of new technical skills is estimated to be three years (Auger, 2019), with core digital skills changing even…
The Cybersecurity Gap: How Higher Education Can Help Outwit Cyber Attackers
Gale Tenen Spak | Associate Vice President for Continuing and Distance Learning (Retired), New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAs one decade has come to an end, confusion reigns about the impact of the many technology inventions that almost imperceptibly have been thrust upon us. In a multiplicity of…
Turbulence for Boeing: A Crisis of Corporations and Curricula
John Thelin | Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy, University of Kentucky Eric WeberBoeing has crashed and been burning in the media spotlight for months concerning engineering and business failures that have cost lives, but their influence on higher education should worry us…
How the Workforce Skills Gap is Placing Increased Focus on Technical Education
Alicia B. Harvey-Smith | President and CEO, Pittsburgh Technical CollegeThe call to action is clear. The U.S. workforce has an immediate, and critical, demand for skilled labor to sustain our nation’s economic growth, and higher education is being called…
Holistic Workforce Development: A Collaborative Approach
Jo Alice Blondin | President, Clark State Community CollegeCommunity colleges are primary partners in workforce and economic development efforts in nearly every community we serve. Traditionally, workforce development has been viewed as a way to serve workforce needs…