Preparing for Tomorrow's Middle-Skill Jobs: How Community Colleges Are Responding to Technology Innovation in the Workplace

Autor/inn/en	Cormier, Maria; Brock, Thomas; Jacobs, James; Kazis, Richard; Glatter, Hayley
Institution	Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Titel	Preparing for Tomorrow's Middle-Skill Jobs: How Community Colleges Are Responding to Technology Innovation in the Workplace
Quelle	(2022), (48 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Job Skills; College Faculty; College Administration; Employers; Employment Qualifications; Job Training; Allied Health Occupations; Information Technology; Manufacturing Industry; College Role; Access to Education; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Low Income Students; 21st Century Skills; Experiential Learning; Work Experience Programs; Equal Education; Curriculum Development; Student Needs; Technological Literacy; Alignment (Education); Academic Advising; Student Recruitment; Diversity; Access to Computers; COVID-19; Pandemics; At Risk Students; California (Oakland); Texas (Dallas); Florida; North Carolina (Raleigh); New York (New York); New York (Rochester); Illinois (Chicago); Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Produktive Fertigkeit; Fakultät; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Gesundheitsberuf; Informationstechnologie; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Technisches Wissen; Akademischer Rat
Abstract	This report describes a study conducted by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Task Force on the Work of the Future to understand how community colleges are adapting their workforce programs to changing skill demands, diversifying pathways to certificates and degrees, and grappling with equity concerns. Over 200 administrators, faculty, and staff at eight community colleges were interviewed to learn about each college's recent experiences with employers and students in the context of workforce programming in three occupational fields: allied health, information technology, and advanced manufacturing. These fields are growing in importance in many areas of the country, and they are undergoing rapid technological innovation. Focusing on these fields, representatives from the study colleges spoke on: (1) how skill demands are changing for good-quality entry-level jobs; (2) how colleges are modifying their instruction and support services to help students acquire essential skills; (3) how colleges are helping students who are in short-term programs get into more advanced programs that lead to better jobs; and (4) what steps the colleges are taking to promote access to high-opportunity programs for Black and Latinx students and low-income students. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01