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Downloadable guide from Work Shift. Long a pathway into the trades, apprenticeships now are also preparing Americans for new-collar jobs in fields from healthcare to tech.
Both the economy and uncertainty about it are running hot. Companies shouldn't wait until a crisis to start thinking about layoffs and how they might help employees land on their feet, writes Cat Ward of JFF.
This issue of The Job looks at a new group's push for funding of intermediaries that help set up and run apprenticeships. Also, an employer-backed project on “durable” skills, which could boost skills-based hiring, and a key Democrat budges on the fight over for-profits accessing Pell Grants for short-term programs.
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Could intermediaries be the key to making apprenticeships take off?
This issue of The Job looks at a new group's push for funding of intermediaries that help set up and run apprenticeships. Also, an employer-backed project on “durable” skills, which could boost skills-based hiring, and a key Democrat…
The failure of vouchers in workforce training
This issue of The Job looks at a new analysis of the fragmented WIOA job training system and its 75K eligible programs, and a call to move away from voucher-style funding. Also, what information adult learners of color want on college programs.
A new way to measure durable skills
America Succeeds has joined up with CompTIA to create a new assessment for skills like critical thinking and communication. We talked to Tim Taylor, the nonprofit’s president, about how this…
Can campus connections drive economic mobility? Yes, but not with the ‘same old’ approach
Going to college isn't an automatic ticket to a stronger network, writes Julia Freeland Fisher, author of "Who You Know." Institutions have to design for it.
National initiative aims to make sense of jobs data—and asks others to join
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is leading an ambitious effort to create and promote the widespread adoption of standards for jobs and employment records. Now, it's looking for more employers, government agencies, and policymakers to join.
New breed of accreditors aims to hold colleges ‘to task’ for economic gains
This issue of The Job looks at the Postsecondary Commission, which brings a focus on careers to its bid to become a gatekeeper for federal aid. Also, new workforce success standards from WTEA, which also seeks to become an accreditor.
Online learning and career opportunities among the top asks for college applicants
A new survey by Anthology finds that would-be students’ top concerns center on whether they can succeed in college, time commitments, and finding a job after graduation. We talked to co-author Mirko Widenhorn about those findings and how institutions can respond.
Competency-based education takes off at nursing colleges
This issue of The Job looks at nursing colleges' transition to competency-based education, which experts say creates clarity for students and could help curb staffing shortages. Also, new research on work-based learning.
College grads with work-based learning more likely to land jobs—but see mixed results on earnings
A new study of work-based learning by CCRC finds promising outcomes for four-year grads, but less clear-cut ones for two-year grads.