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Cornelissen, Louis; Turcotte, Martin – Statistics Canada, 2020
Using integrated data from the 2006 and 2016 censuses, this study examines persistent overqualification over time among immigrants and non-immigrants. More specifically, the study examines the link between various characteristics associated with immigration and the probability of overqualification in both 2006 and 2016. In the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Immigrants, Employment Qualifications
Belfield, Clive R.; Brock, Thomas – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2023
Although community colleges contribute to STEM education and the workforce in a variety of ways, it is impossible to determine how much they contribute--or to assess the effectiveness of policies and programs designed to strengthen STEM education in community colleges--without agreement on what constitutes STEM. In this report, the authors review…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, STEM Education, College Transfer Students
Daryl Monear – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2024
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are vital to Washington's economy. Because of this, it's essential for our state to align education and career training with workforce needs. The STEM Education Innovation Alliance advises the State of Washington's Governor on policies to align and advance STEM education. The STEM Alliance brings…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Postsecondary Education
Moschion, Julie; Polidano, Cain; Fischer, Daniel – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2022
The aim of this analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is to compare labour market outcomes between individuals who have Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications only, VET and Higher Education (HE) qualifications and HE qualifications only, but who work in the same occupations. In…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Higher Education, Career Pathways, Labor Market
Tim Gill – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2024
Core maths (CM) qualifications were introduced into the post-16 curriculum in England in 2014, with first assessments in 2016. They are a suite of qualifications aimed at students who achieve a grade 4 (originally a grade C) or higher at GCSE Maths but do not go on to take AS or A level Maths. This group comprised around 40% of all students in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Qualifications, College Mathematics, Intellectual Disciplines
Atherton, Graeme – Sutton Trust, 2021
England has a 'pre-qualification' system of higher education admissions, where applications and offers are made to young people before exam results are received. While in most cases offers are conditional on achieving a grade target in A Level exams, recent years have seen an exponential growth in 'unconditional offers', where the offer of a place…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, Universities, Qualifications
American Association of Community Colleges, 2018
According to data recently released by the National Center for Education Statistics, most adults in the workforce (58 percent) either have a postsecondary degree or some other form of workforce credential, including postsecondary certificates, occupational licenses or occupational certifications. This is higher than the 45 percent of adult workers…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adults, Educational Attainment, Credentials
American Association of Community Colleges, 2019
This issue of "DataPoints" shows labor participation rates of people 25 years and older by professional certification and licensing status and education attainment in 2018. The data demonstrate that individuals with a certification or professional license have higher labor market participation rates.
Descriptors: Educational Certificates, Certification, Employment Qualifications, Labor Market
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This publication provides a summary of the outcomes of international students who completed a nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification in Australia during 2019 using data collected in mid-2020. These students were surveyed as an additional component to the 2020 National Student Outcomes Survey. Information is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, Outcomes of Education
Weisenfeld, G. G.; Hodges, Kate; Copeman Petig, Abby – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2022
Assistant teachers are an integral component of the preschool classroom, planning and implementing educational activities and supporting individual children and small groups, and often bring linguistic, cultural, and racial/ethnic diversity to the teaching field. However, there is limited research on the impact of assistant teacher qualifications…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Programs, Teacher Aides, Training
Pratima A. Patil; Paula Gaviria Villarreal; Fernanda Q. Campbell; Birth to Eight Collaborative Data Committee; Sandy Kendall, Editor – Boston Foundation, 2024
In 2022, the Boston Opportunity Agenda, the Birth to Eight Collaborative and the City of Boston's Office of Early Childhood partnered in the development of this survey of hundreds of early education professionals in the city of Boston, and then expanded its reach to total more than 600 respondents across the state. In it, educators and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Caregivers, Preschool Teachers, Diversity
Misko, Josie; Chew, Emerick; Korbel, Patrick – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2020
The aim of the vocational education and training (VET) for Secondary School Students program, formerly referred to as VET in Schools program, is potentially to give students an advantage by providing access to training that combines classroom-based learning with experience in actual or simulated workplaces. Importantly, the program also enables…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Job Training
Kilander, Alex; Garver, Karin; Barnett, W. Steven – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2022
For state-funded preschool programs the compensation of teachers is a critical issue for program quality and effectiveness. If preschool programs are to attract and retain teachers comparable to those in primary schools, preschool teachers must receive comparable pay and benefits. This brief assesses compensation parity between state-funded…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Salaries, State Aid, Educational Quality
Rodeiro, Carmen Vidal – Cambridge Assessment, 2018
This report presents research on a cohort of Level 3 Cambridge Technicals students (19095 'unique' students) that were sent to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) to be tracked against the 2017 cycle year for the undergraduate scheme. Information on these students was extracted from Oxford, Cambridge and The Royal Society of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Qualifications
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
This product provides a summary of the outcomes and satisfaction of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) delivered by registered training organisations (RTOs) in Australia during 2019 using data collected between June and September 2020. The figures are derived from the National Student Outcomes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education, Graduates
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