Short-Term Education and Training Programs as Part of a Career Pathway: The Case for Pell Eligibility. Policy Brief

Autor/in	Taliaferro, Wayne
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Titel	Short-Term Education and Training Programs as Part of a Career Pathway: The Case for Pell Eligibility. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2018), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Education; Job Training; Credentials; Employment Qualifications; Student Financial Aid; Grants; Access to Education; Educational Finance; Federal Aid; At Risk Students; Academic Persistence; Alignment (Education); Educational Policy; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitslehre; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Studienbuch; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Grant; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Many good jobs have "middle skill" requirements that can be met through post-high school, non-degree training. This often takes the form of short-term education and training programs that lead to an industry-recognized credential. The best designed short-term programs are embedded in a longer-term career pathway program, enabling students to "stack" credentials. This helps students secure jobs more quickly, pursue additional credentials throughout their careers, and earn family-supporting wages. However, without federal financial aid, specifically Pell grants, from the Higher Education Act (HEA), students can only access these types of programs by paying out of pocket. Employer assistance and state, local, and institutional support are all too rare. This brief explains why high-quality, short-term education and training programs that are part of a career pathway should be eligible for Pell grants. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Center for Law and Social Policy. 1015 15th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-906-8000; Fax: 202-842-2885; Web site: http://www.clasp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01