New research finds a big mismatch between the certificates that pay off and the ones students earn
More than half of college certificate programs provide no short-term ROI, and those are the ones that students disproportionately attend.
Paul Fain's weekly newsletter about connections between education and the American workforce. Get a veteran journalist’s take on what to watch as postsecondary education and job training systems work to better serve lower-income learners and workers.
In Virginia, a growing demand for workforce programs
Enrollments in the workforce grant program went up 8 percent in 2020 even while community colleges across the state and the nation saw substantial enrollment declines in credit-bearing programs.
A lot of last-mile training lacks scale. These programs enroll more students.
The pandemic is adding momentum to new partnerships and models for alternative credentials.
A troubling lack of skills in literacy and numeracy
One in five employed American adults with a bachelor’s degree lacks important skills in literacy, with one in three falling below proficient levels in numeracy.
This green energy company creates high-paying jobs. Why can’t it fill them?
Dandelion Energy has hit licensing snags, geography challenges, and limits on local training as it tries to hire workers to drill the wells for its heat pumps.
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New research finds a big mismatch between the certificates that pay off and the ones students earn
More than half of college certificate programs provide no short-term ROI, and those are the ones that students disproportionately attend.
In Virginia, a growing demand for workforce programs
Enrollments in the workforce grant program went up 8 percent in 2020 even while community colleges across the state and the nation saw substantial enrollment declines in credit-bearing programs.
A lot of last-mile training lacks scale. These programs enroll more students.
The pandemic is adding momentum to new partnerships and models for alternative credentials.
A troubling lack of skills in literacy and numeracy
One in five employed American adults with a bachelor’s degree lacks important skills in literacy, with one in three falling below proficient levels in numeracy.
This green energy company creates high-paying jobs. Why can’t it fill them?
Dandelion Energy has hit licensing snags, geography challenges, and limits on local training as it tries to hire workers to drill the wells for its heat pumps.
Stacking to a degree
Advocates for alternative education pathways also work to make sure participants in non-college programs can earn college credit.
A big bet on short-term academic programs
Demand for non-degree, career-focused, and skill-based post-secondary education was growing rapidly before the pandemic, 2U’s ceo said, and that’s only grown.
How should we be rethinking careers?
The nation doesn’t have a labor shortage, one expert says. But it certainly has an opportunity gap and a dysfunctional labor market.
Making sure graduates have tech skills that matter
Tech jobs aren’t the center of the Biden workforce proposals, but that doesn’t mean demand for those skills has waned.
Priming the pump
Demand is surging for allied health care workers. Futuro Health is an unusual model worth watching, bringing together a wide collection of partners to tackle the enormous societal challenge.
