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.
Aligning Community Colleges with Community Needs
Eric Richardson | CEO, Growth Development AssociatesCommunity and technical colleges play an essential role in their neighborhoods. Tasked with supporting pathways to stable employment, these institutions are a critical piece of reducing local unemployment and supporting…
Education + Experience = Employment
Katrina McIntosh | Work Integrated Learning Coordinator in Continuing Studies, Western UniversityWork Integrated Learning (WIL) is the umbrella term for applying academic learning in a professional environment—through an internship, co-op, service learning or even a hackathon. WIL is currently a hot…
Recognizing the Excellence of NCCET Members
Ed Harper | Executive Director, NCCETNew to this role within NCCET, I feel thoroughly challenged to make a difference with what this amazing organization has already initiated. And when it looked like we might not be…
The Secret Is Out: The Potential for Apprenticeship Programming at Community Colleges
Rebecca Lake | Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Harper CollegeApprenticeship programming offers students a great advantage in the job market, as it is built to fit the exact hiring needs of employers. For community colleges, however, it creates opportunities…
Why Education Leaders Should Learn From Goodwill
Brandon Busteed | President, Kaplan University PartnersIn February 2019 I wrote an article about Goodwill’s online course platform,which more than 31 million people utilized in 2018. That means Goodwill—the famous non-profit—is one of the biggest Massive…
Creativity Required: How a Tesla Partnership is Setting the Stage for Program and Credential Innovation
Lenore Rodicio | Executive Vice President and Provost, Miami Dade CollegeRegardless of the industry, a successful career requires lifelong learning and higher education institutions are under pressure to evolve to create such an environment. Innovation in program design and credentialing…
Gretzky’s Puck: A Human Capital Strategy for the 21st Century
Brent Orrell | Resident Fellow, American Enterprise InstituteWayne Gretzky—arguably ice hockey’s GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)—likes to say that his success as a hockey player didn’t come from skating to the puck, but to where the puck…