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Haviland, Sara; Robbins, Steven – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
Workforce development and career and technical education (CTE) have long provided reliable pathways to middle skill jobs and a gateway to the middle class. Given recent changes in middle skills jobs, the education landscape, and federal policy priorities, the role of CTE in the U.S. educational landscape is evolving more rapidly, encompassing a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technical Education, Skilled Workers, Educational Research
What Works Clearinghouse, 2019
This protocol guides the review of research that informs the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention reports in the postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) topic area. The review-specific protocol is used in conjunction with the "WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook" (version 4.0). WWC reviews in this topic area focus on…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Postsecondary Education, Intervention, Associate Degrees
Bishop, Mason M. – American Enterprise Institute, 2019
Several economic factors influence the availability of job openings and labor supply, including technological change and access to quality educational resources. One of the most important factors explaining the current disparity between available jobs and labor supply, however, has been the "skills gap," or the difference between the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges, Job Training
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2018
Within the next few years the majority of jobs in the U.S. will require some type of postsecondary credential. However, less than half of adults in this country currently possess a credential beyond high school. Though they may not have a college degree to show for it, most adults have likely gained significant and valuable learning through their…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Prior Learning, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Sigelman, Matt – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The debate over the value of a college education appears to be settled, not only do employers value employees with a bachelor's degree, they may actually value them too much. This author believes that there is a dramatic credentials gap in the American workforce between the education levels employers are requesting in job postings and the…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Employer Attitudes, Credentials, Labor Force Development
Anderson, Theresa; Eyster, Lauren; Lerman, Robert I.; Clymer, Carol; Conway, Maureen; Montes, Marcela – Urban Institute, 2014
Launched in 2011, the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative aims to increase the ability of students with low basic skills to earn valued occupational credentials, obtain well-paying jobs, and sustain rewarding careers. AO encourages states to change the delivery of adult education for students interested in learning career skills by enrolling…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Adult Basic Education, Credentials
Ganzglass, Evelyn – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2014
Postsecondary education and credentials are key to economic mobility for individuals and economic competitiveness for our nation. Although the economic return to credentials varies significantly by field of study, generally workers with higher levels of education have higher wages, work more hours, and suffer lower rates and shorter durations of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Credentials, Program Implementation, Educational Policy
Endel, Barbara; Anderson, Nate – Jobs for the Future, 2011
A college credential is essential for individuals seeking to earn family-supporting wages. However, over 90 million Americans face considerable barriers in obtaining the basic academic skills necessary to enroll in college-level courses. Research, combined with the challenges experienced daily by those in the workforce development field, has led…
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
Hilliard, Tom – Jobs for the Future, 2011
In 2007, Michigan undertook a bold mission: to retrain tens of thousands of adults to qualify for jobs in emerging and expanding sectors of the economy. The state's proposal to jobless, dislocated, and low-income residents was simple but appealing: enroll in up to two years of postsecondary education, and Michigan would cover up to $5,000 in…
Descriptors: Credentials, Economic Progress, Dislocated Workers, Community Colleges