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Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2024
Along with changing industry market conditions and emerging technologies, federal investments in new energy and transportation infrastructure targeted at limiting the effects of climate change are predicted to dramatically reshape the workforce. In the next ten years, as many as 9 million high-quality jobs will be created to implement new energy…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Labor Force Development, Retraining
Kirsch, Irwin; Sands, Anita M.; Robbins, Steven B.; Goodman, Madeline J.; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – ETS Center for Research on Human Capital and Education, 2021
This report argues that the education and skills individuals possess have become increasingly important to their overall quality of life. As technology and automation continue to alter the workplace and the nature of work, the ability of individuals to acquire and augment their skills will remain a key challenge. Changes in the nature of work over…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Adults, Literacy
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Linda Dale Bloomberg – International Journal of Online Graduate Education, 2024
With the complex and ever-changing business and employment environments, learners are being prepared for jobs that may no longer exist, while others are not acquiring the skills needed for the in-demand jobs to which they aspire. Given the future of workplace demands, there are strong indications that non-degree certifications and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Alignment (Education), Employment Potential, Job Skills
Taylor Maag; Brooke Valle; Mary Clagett – Jobs for the Future, 2024
Youth want workforce policies and programs that reflect their unique needs. If policymakers listen, they will create more inclusive opportunities that benefit communities, local businesses, and youth themselves. Jobs for the Future (JFF) held a series of focus groups with young people ages 16 to 24 focused on their career aspirations and…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Emerging Occupations, Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development
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Chenoy, Dilip; Ghosh, Shobha Mishra; Shukla, Shiv Kumar – International Journal of Training Research, 2019
India is one of the fastest growing major economies and has a burgeoning young workforce. The average age in India will be 29 years by 2020. Given the limitations of absorbing growing labor force-- especially the unskilled and semi-skilled-- in service sector, focus has to be on spurring manufacturing growth to take advantage of this large pool of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Manufacturing Industry, Economic Development
Byrd, Daniel; Shorette, Rob – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2016
California is at a crossroads in terms of STEM and health workforce development. On the one hand, California has more available entry-level STEM jobs than any other state in the country and a steadily growing health workforce, giving large segments of its population access to stable careers. On the other hand, California's public colleges and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Public Colleges, College Role, Labor Force Development