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Finland / Teacher is a popular profession
In Finland, the teachers are what dreams are made of. That’s not difficult to believe when you see Omaia Zakik, 38, entering the Esplanad café located on one of the capital’s bustling roads Continue reading
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance study finds
The combination of high education and high-skill occupation is associated with the greatest degree of skill maintenance. High initial education is associated with significantly higher problem-solving skills for younger people, but this does not remain true through the life course Continue reading
US / Teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work finds Gallup
U.S. teachers for grades K-12 with less than one year of experience are the most engaged at work, at 35.1% Continue reading
UK’s Skills Gap / Traditional degrees will not fill it, says CBI
The UK risks failing to close its “chronic skills gaps” by continuing to focus teenagers on the university “default route”, say business leaders. A growing demand for degree-level technical skills will not be met by traditional university courses alone, argues a CBI report. Instead more young people should take shorter or part-time degrees and advanced … Continue reading
India / 79% believed young workers accept a job below their education level
Experienced and inexperienced workers across India struggle to find suitable jobs and most end up in positions not commensurate with their education, Randstad India’s Workmonitor study said Continue reading
The Skills Gap / What Can Government Do
In Greece and South Africa, more than half of young adults are out of work. In much of the Middle East, the figure is 25 p.ercent; in the United States, it’s about one in six. Yet at the same time, businesses complain that they can’t find enough workers. What’s going on? Continue reading
US / Industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies are needed says Brookings
Collaborative attendees expressed nearly unanimous agreement on the need for industry-driven, sector-focused workforce development strategies that track with economic development priorities Continue reading
US Higher Ed in an Alarming State
Only a bit more than half of all US students enrolled in four-year colleges and universities complete their degrees within six years Continue reading
Canada / 84 per cent believe experience weighs harder than education
More than eight in 10 (84 per cent) Canadians believe experience weighs harder than education in finding a suitable job, found a recent survey Continue reading
Nigeria / Vocation and Technical Education, a Key to Improvement
Many able bodied and highly qualified Nigerian who could not secure gainful employment have remained economically dependent on their parents. This is because they lack the necessary occupational skills to be self employed and to effectively function in today’s world of work Continue reading
Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain
CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading
Mexico / OECD Alerts About The ‘NiNis’, Ni Estudian, Ni Trabajan, the NEET
Mexico has the highest number of young people that neither study nor work. It is the third country, among those countries that belong to the OECD and ten more, with the biggest number of what they call “the NiNis” (Ni Estudian, Ni Trabajan) Continue reading
Indonesia / Only 8% of Indonesians are college graduates
Only 8% of Indonesians are college graduates, according to Co-ordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa, quoted by Jaring News. “We can predict that in 2040 we will only reach a 20% level of college graduates,” Hatta told Khabar Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Education stills matters finds OECD: Youth Unemployment rates are nearly three times higher among people without an upper secondary education
Unemployment rates are nearly three times higher among people without an upper secondary education (13% on average across OECD countries) than among those who have a tertiary education (5%). Continue reading
UK / OECD warns over NEETs (Not in Education Nor in Employment)
In the UK, almost a quarter of British people under the age of 30 who do not have secondary school qualifications such as five good GCSEs are neither employed, nor in education, or training, and known as “Neet” Continue reading
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