More than 2 Million Job Vacancies Forecast for NE by 2018 ... But Do Our Workers Have What It Takes to Fill Them?

Autor/inn/en	Carnevale, Anthony P.; Smith, Nicole
Titel	More than 2 Million Job Vacancies Forecast for NE by 2018 ... But Do Our Workers Have What It Takes to Fill Them?
Quelle	In: New England Journal of Higher Education, (2010) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-5978
Schlagwörter	Employment Qualifications; Labor Needs; Competence; Credentials; Postsecondary Education; Educational Attainment; Economic Opportunities; Social Mobility; Education Work Relationship; Employment Opportunities; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Kompetenz; Studienbuch; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Soziale Mobilität; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Master-Studiengang; USA
Abstract	The New England states, like the rest of the nation, are finally starting to show signs of a recovery from the Great Recession of 2008, albeit at different paces. Three of the states, however, still have unemployment rates that are about four percentage points above where they were before the recession began in 2007. Arising from this recovery, America will find itself on a collision course with the future: not enough Americans are completing college. In its most recent report, "Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018," the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce has shown that by 2018, Americans will need 22 million new college degrees to meet employers' demand--but at current graduation rates, they will fall short of that number by at least 3 million postsecondary degrees, associate or better. At a time when every job is precious, this shortfall will mean lost economic and social opportunity for millions of American workers. The "Help Wanted" report demonstrates that employers will increasingly demand proof of competency of workers, not only in terms of formal degrees, but also through industry-based certification programs and credentials that require periodic renewals. It highlights the need in the U.S. economy for more workers with postsecondary education and training in order to leverage economic opportunity. (Contains 7 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	New England Board of Higher Education. 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111. Tel: 617-357-9620; Fax: 617-338-1577; e-mail: info@nebhe.org; Web site: http://www.nebhe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10