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Keily, Tom – Education Commission of the States, 2019
The notion that the U.S. has a growing skills gap -- the difference between what employers need to fill in-demand positions and the skill of the current workforce -- is a hot topic among policymakers. By 2020, 65 percent of jobs will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school, according to the Georgetown University Center on…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High School Students, Job Skills, Skill Development
Cormier, Maria; Brock, Thomas; Jacobs, James; Kazis, Richard; Glatter, Hayley – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022
This report describes a study conducted by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Task Force on the Work of the Future to understand how community colleges are adapting their workforce programs to changing skill demands, diversifying pathways to certificates and degrees, and grappling with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Skills, College Faculty, College Administration
Heitzeg, Howard; Jeter, Kaye – 1976
The Pontiac Adult-Student Learning (PALS) Program's three years of operation are described in this report. (The primary goal of the project was to broaden the career horizons and aspirations of students in Pontiac's (Michigan) two high schools through an instructional program which would include student work experience through cooperative efforts…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs