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Archer-Rosenthal, Dana – New America, 2022
High-quality non-degree workforce programs at community colleges, including both credit-bearing and non-credit programs, play a crucial role in equipping low-income and marginalized workers and learners with the skills and credentials they need to secure quality jobs and careers in a variety of occupations. Financing these programs can be a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Noncredit Courses
Editorial Projects in Education, 2023
Technology plays a vital role in career-readiness education, equipping students with the skills necessary for success in the modern workforce. This Spotlight will help readers learn more about workforce readiness after-school programs; explore strategies to get girls more interested in STEM careers; investigate the benefits of virtual work-based…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Technology, Labor Force Development, After School Programs
Tom Keily; Ben Erwin – Education Commission of the States, 2024
High-quality work-based learning opportunities enable students to develop necessary skills and contribute to positive employment outcomes. State leaders are recognizing the value of work-based learning experiences -- not only for individuals but in service of state attainment and workforce development goals. As leaders recognize the value,…
Descriptors: Incentives, Work Experience Programs, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education
Patrick, Susan; Alderman, Khamiah; Gagnon, Laurie – Aurora Institute, 2023
We know the importance of learning experiences that happen beyond the confines of a traditional classroom. But how might federal policy support such experiences to prepare young people for life after high school? That's where work-based learning comes in -- a strategy designed to help students connect what they learn in the classroom with what is…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Career Pathways
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Jackson, Denise; Riebe, Linda; Meek, Stephanie; Ogilvie, Madeleine; Kuilboer, Alf; Murphy, Laurie; Collins, Nathalie; Lynch, Karina; Brock, Mandy – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
This study recognises how Industry 4.0 is influencing labour market demands of graduating students and how ongoing discord between employers and educators regarding their preparation is driving work-integrated learning across the sector. Stakeholder involvement in capability development requires expected performance standards to benchmark students…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Work Experience Programs, Accreditation (Institutions), Industry
Lauren Saenz; Amy Johnson; Matt Pines – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2021
Extended learning opportunities (ELOs) have gained traction in Maine and nationally as a means for students to develop "college, career, and life" skills through out-of-classroom experiences. As ELOs are not structured or regulated by the state, they vary significantly in range, scope, and access. This report offers insight into…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Readiness, Labor Force Development, Educational Opportunities
Taylor Maag – Progressive Policy Institute, 2024
In the 21st century, education has become America's most significant marker of class privilege. People with bachelor's and advanced degrees have mostly prospered, while wages for those with less education have fallen. This divergence in economic fortunes lies at the heart of our country's present economic and political discontents. Federal and…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Postsecondary Education, Apprenticeships, Funding Formulas
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Jackson, Denise; Rowe, Anna – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
The explicit linking of institutional funding to in-curricular industry engagement and graduate employment affirms the strategic importance of enhancing graduate employability in Australia. Key strategies to enhance graduate employability and employment outcomes are work-integrated learning (WIL) (where students engage with industry as part of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Labor Force Development, Work Experience Programs
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Costley, Carol – Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 2021
There is strong evidence that learning gained in, through and for work, whether it is through employment, voluntary, community, domestic or any other kind of work, helps to equip people with the capabilities that can improve their working lives, their employability and their life skills (Lester and Costley, 2010, Beehives, 2018, WEXHE, 2019).…
Descriptors: Definitions, Work Experience Programs, Higher Education, Student Employment
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2024
Over the year, Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) tracked state activity, cataloged final state policy actions, and categorized trends based on the policy areas of focus. "State Policies Impacting CTE: 2023 Year in Review" provides an analysis that spans 47 states that enacted 115 policies, which…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, State Policy, Educational Trends
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2023
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
Alexis Gable – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Since its introduction in the early 1900s, the codification of vocational education has made explicit that one purpose of the American public education system should be preparation for the workforce. Over three-quarters of high school students participate in present-day career and technical education, nearly half of undergraduate degrees conferred…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, High Schools, Vocational Education, Learner Engagement
Taylor White; Lancy Downs – New America, 2023
Intermediaries play a complex and critical role in the growing work-based learning ecosystem, but little is known about the funding models that support them or how their funding approaches might vary depending on the programs they lead, where they sit within an ecosystem, or the nature of their relationships with other partners. To begin building…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Work Experience Programs, Educational Finance, Models
Tom Keily; Ben Erwin; Lauren Peisach – Education Commission of the States, 2024
High-quality career and technical education (CTE) and work-based learning opportunities can support students along a pathway to credential attainment, employment and upward economic mobility through intentional skill development and experiential learning. CTE concentration in high school can increase graduation rates while helping students build…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Educational Quality, Dual Enrollment, High Schools
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2022
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
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