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Beer, Allison; Bray, Jacob; Calloway, Marcia – Association of Community College Trustees, 2018
Community colleges and businesses have a shared interest in preparing students and existing workers to be successful in their careers. Community colleges seek to educate and train individuals in their community to have the knowledge and skills for current jobs and long-term career opportunities. Employers seek employees with both job-specific…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Labor Force Development, Community Colleges, School Business Relationship
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2013
Washington could add as many as 110,000 new jobs by 2017 by closing skill gaps--the mismatch between the skills people have and those employers need, according to a March 2013 Washington Roundtable report. STEM professions face the most critical demand. Of the 25,000 jobs vacant for three months or more due to a shortage of qualified candidates,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Two Year Colleges, STEM Education