A new report out today aims to deal with the so-called “skills gap” in Maine’s workforce. The report is 
part of a series called “Making Maine Work.”
This one, according to Christopher Quinn, president of Kaplan University in Maine, uncovered a disconnect between educators and business people.
Quinn told reporters that 72 percent of higher education officials believe graduates have the necessary skills, but only 42 percent of employers do.
“Cianbro wants welders who can weld, but they want welders who can solve problems in real time,” Quinn said. “Maine Med wants nurses who can deliver world-class patient care, but, at the same time, be able to write and document what they have delivered.”
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Report: Maine Employers See Bigger ‘Skills Gap’ Than Educators Do | Maine Public Broadcasting.
Related Posts
The Grand Disconnect – Employers, education providers, and youth
“Around the world, governments and businesses face a conundrum: high levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of job seekers with critical skills” writes Mona Mourshed, Diana Farrell, and Dominic Barton in a McKinsey in Its report Education to Employment Designing a system that works. (Adapted choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor to follow) How can a country successfully move … Continue reading
The Skills Gap in US – The ‘not me’ syndrome: the Report
Sixty-one percent of Americans believe that today’s workforce is plagued by a skills gap, but do not see themselves as part of the problem, according to new data released today. The Udemy Skills Gap Index, an independent survey commissioned by Udemy, the leading global marketplace for learning and teaching online, and conducted by ResearchNow, surveyed 1,000 … Continue reading
Skills Gap in US – Sixty-one percent say ‘Yes, it exists’ but ‘not me’!
Sixty-one percent of Americans believe that today’s workforce is plagued by a skills gap, but do not see themselves as part of the problem, according to new data released today. The Udemy Skills Gap Index, an independent survey commissioned by Udemy, the leading global marketplace for learning and teaching online, and conducted by ResearchNow, surveyed … Continue reading
India – Employability – A disconnect between what the industry needs and what the students learn
Puneet Mishra, director of Ambition Institute of Technology in Varanasi, is a worried man. He is concerned that a majority of engineering graduates in India are not employable. There is a disconnect between what the industry needs and what the students learn, he said, as the curricula are not upgraded frequently enough to match the … Continue reading
Job Market Monitor 
Discussion
Trackbacks/Pingbacks
Pingback: Skills Gap in US – The next generation of workers won’t be able to fill the void | Job Market Monitor - March 5, 2016
Pingback: Skills Gap and Tertiary Education in New Zealand – Employer satisfaction with graduates is mixed | Job Market Monitor - October 1, 2016