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Download full textAmerican 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
Peer reviewedCronen, Stephanie; Isenberg, Emily – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
A common approach to describing the credentials required for occupations is to cite whether workers hold an educational degree beyond a high school diploma--that is, whether they hold a postsecondary degree. Using a postsecondary degree as a measure of occupational credentialing, 45 percent of labor force participants (adults who are working or…
Descriptors: Credentials, Academic Degrees, Labor Force, Occupational Surveys
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
O'Dwyer, Lisel; White, Ian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
Changes in the qualification profiles of workers is one indicator of changes in the supply and demand for education and training. Using Australian Census data on highest qualification held (which may understate the incidence of Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications if they were obtained after completing higher education) this…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Occupations, Labor Force
Roberts, Ashley – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
This Data Point uses data from the 2009 follow-up to the 2004 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study to examine the rates of employment among students who do and do not earn a postsecondary credential, and among those who earn a credential in an occupational versus academic field. The Data Point also looks at the percent of students…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Postsecondary Education, College Graduates, Credentials
Zenelis, John G., Comp.; Dorrian, Jean M., Comp. – 1995
This document focuses on libraries seeking and hiring professionals without the traditional Masters of Library Science (M.L.S.) degree but with specialized training and education in other areas. A survey was conducted in 1994, and 95 (80%) of the 119 ARL members responded. The SPEC flyer is a two-page summary of the survey and its followup…
Descriptors: Credentials, Data Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Employment Qualifications
Iowa's Community College Adult Literacy Annual Report. Program Year 2007, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education
Carnevale, Anthony P. – 2001
By the time today's eighth graders reach age 28-29, approximately 66% will have had some kind of postsecondary education or training. There has been a dramatic upward shift in the education and skill requirements for all occupations. Access to higher education has become the threshold for career success. Elite managerial and professional jobs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks
