Ensuring a More Equitable Future: Addressing Skills Gaps through Multiple, Nuanced Solutions

Autor/in	Collins, Michael
Institution	Postsecondary Value Commission
Titel	Ensuring a More Equitable Future: Addressing Skills Gaps through Multiple, Nuanced Solutions
Quelle	(2021), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Job Skills; Education Work Relationship; Employment Potential; Higher Education; Best Practices; Citizen Participation; Labor Force Development; Educational Attainment; Achievement Tests; Community Colleges; Apprenticeships; Internship Programs; Employment Services; School Business Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Community college; Community College; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Employment service; Arbeitsvermittlung
Abstract	Debate over the "skills gap" and how to address it has consumed considerable space in discussions about U.S. higher education, workforce development, and economic strength. The conventional narrative describes a fundamental mismatch between the skills that employers say they need in their employees and the skills that jobseekers possess, most often in what are called STEM fields. The resulting problem is clear: employers can't get the talent they want, and individuals can't get the jobs they want. The implication about higher education is equally clear: U.S. colleges and universities are failing to prepare their students for the workforce. This paper briefly reviews the emergent understanding of skills gaps, examines what some in higher education are doing to address these problems, and then turns to what more can be done to provide equitable access to strategies that improve students' employability, shore up the talent pipeline, and ultimately increase the value of postsecondary credentials for all. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Postsecondary Value Commission. Available from: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. e-mail: ValueCommission@IHEP.org; Website: https://www.postsecondaryvalue.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01