The catch-22 of career-connected learning
Career programs need buy-in from both employers and students, but who is going to move first? We talked with George Vinton, CEO of Common Group, about that challenge and more.
A true alternative to a four-year college?
The Marcy Lab School in New York City aims to offer a traditional college experience in just one year. We talked with co-founder Reuben Ogbonna about experimentation, growth, and student choice in higher ed.
You’ve dropped degree requirements. Now what?
Work Shift talks with Taylor McLemore, managing director of the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator, about the nitty-gritty of how companies are actually doing—or not doing—skills-based hiring in tech.
Could one-year apprenticeships become a thing in tech?
This issue of The Job looks at new “turnkey” registered apprenticeships from YUPRO and OpenClassrooms, featuring online learning and employer access to a diverse hiring pool.
A Texas-sized shortage of healthcare workers
Work Shift talks with Eric Bing, chancellor of the College of Health Care Professions in Texas, about how institutions and policymakers can help meet the huge need for healthcare workers.
The rise of outcomes-based loans
This issue of The Job looks at Social Finance expanding zero-interest loans for learners in short-term training programs, with support from governments and employers. Also, the White House calls for public-private partnerships to ramp up training for infrastructure jobs. And instructor training aimed at student success.
Changing the narrative on degree requirements
An ad campaign from Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council will call on employers to drop the "paper ceiling" and hire more skilled workers without four-year degrees.
A $500 million training program you haven’t heard about
This issue of The Job looks at California’s new $500M education and training grant program, which focuses on student parents and outcomes. Also, free short-term credentials from City Colleges of Chicago.
Should colleges charge less for career education? One tests out the idea.
This issue of The Job looks at Colorado university cutting tuition in career fields to attract students, the continuing national enrollment slide, and a major new study showing 4 in 10 college graduates would go back and change their major.
What happens when the ‘hybrid college’ goes virtual?
PelotonU, a pioneer of the hybrid college, is rethinking its approach in the wake of the pandemic. We talked to the nonprofit's co-founders about what has proven essential (coaching, and a lot of it) and what is open to change.