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Community-wide Job Loss on Student Achievement : Research finds positive effects on student enrollment in courses that keep them on-track to attend college
‘Understanding the impact of job loss on student achievement has grown increasingly important given the widespread job loss that occurred during the Great Recession’ writes Andy Chiamopoulos in The Effects of Community-wide Job Loss on Student Achievement on dukespace.lib.duke.edu. (Adapted chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor to follow) The author evaluates the impact of the county-level job loss within North Carolina on 9 classes … Continue reading
US / What about the 22 percent of young people who drop out of high school?
In the U.S., the percentage of high school graduates by state ranges from 62 percent (Nevada) to 88 percent (Iowa), with an overall average of 78 percent. What about the 22 percent of young people who drop out of high school? What are their prospects? From a historical perspective, this chart shows the economic impact … Continue reading
US / There is no shortage of STEM workers says the Economic Policy Institute
In a new EPI paper, Hal Salzman of Rutgers, Daniel Kuehn of American University and B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University find little evidence to support expansion of high-skill guestworker programs as proposed in the immigration bill being debated in the Senate. Contrary to many industry claims, the study finds that U.S. colleges and universities … Continue reading
The 21st Century Workforce and the STEM Dilemma (Infographics)
“The 21st Century Workforce: Skills Gap and the STEM Dilemma,” outlines the current lack of qualified workers and the pressing need to engage students with STEM education. Raytheon believes that in order to build the next pipeline of technologists and innovators to ensure a competitive U.S. workforce and future economic growth, students must be shown … Continue reading
UK / Number of jobs requiring a degree higher than those not needing any qualifications
The number of jobs in the UK requiring a degree has overtaken the total of posts not needing any qualifications, an employment survey suggests. More than a quarter of jobs are now available only to graduates, it says. The study shows a major shift in the job market towards requiring many more skilled workers, as … Continue reading
Australia / Is it wise to insist that everyone complete year 12?
A significant number of young Australians can’t stand school and many people are ill suited to a university education. So is it wise to insist that everyone complete year 12? Should we be encouraging ever more young people to get an uni degree? Do we need a complete overhaul of vocational education and apprenticeships? Paul … Continue reading
UK / Vocational and Technical Education / ‘Tech Bacc’ aims to boost status
Plans to raise the status of vocational courses in sixth forms and colleges in England have been announced. A “technical baccalaureate” is to be introduced showing young people’s abilities in maths, literacy and a high level vocational qualification. This will be a performance measure for schools and evidence of credible skills for students to show … Continue reading
Vocational education and training for social inclusion: a research project
VET schools and other VET centres of learning are ‘at the front-line’ when it comes to preventing young people from leaving school early and placing themselves ‘at risk’ of social exclusion. By providing high quality VET programmes and an environment that is conducive to learning, schools support young people to acquire valued qualifications that enable … Continue reading
US / College graduates have low unemployment
It is true that young workers have higher unemployment rates than their older counterparts, at just about all levels of education. A recent report published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the job prospects of new college graduates, for example, found that as of October 2011, the graduates of the class of 2011 had … Continue reading
UK / An overhaul of vocational education
Teenagers in England are to be offered the chance to take new courses in engineering and construction as part of an overhaul of vocational education. Ministers said they would develop seven qualifications in the two subjects to equip youngsters with relevant skills. The Department for Education also said thousands of vocational qualifications which were “of … Continue reading
How To Score Good Jobs Right Out of High School
Frank Pena doesn’t have much time to chat, because he’s repairing a jet engine. The 24-year-old technician at Lockheed Martin is a big guy, but even he looks tiny compared with some of the engines—from the Air Force’s C-5 to the commercial 727—arrayed in the factory. Pena is here, and not flipping burgers at McDonalds, … Continue reading
Canada / The Trouble With Apprenticeship / Overall completion rate was 4.9% in 2007
Skilled labour shortages are expected in Canada. Apprenticeship is seen by many as one of the best ways to provide for a supply of skills matching industry needs. The German model is praised around the world, exported and copied elsewhere. What about the system in Canada? Statistics Canada has published a study by Christine Laporte … Continue reading
China / More than 95 percent of graduates from polytechnics or vocational schools have a job
The employment rate for graduates from polytechnics or vocational schools is more than 95 percent, higher than that for their college counterparts, according to a report by the Ministry of Education on middle-level vocational education. The message is such schools provide the right people with the right skills for enterprises and they meet the needs … Continue reading
Poll: Did Your Education Prepare You For A Job ?
Laura Fornash – Virginia Secretary of Education – has urged Congress to “ensure those who enter our higher education institutions exit with employable credentials.” With that in mind, do you feel your college education equipped you with the knowledge and skills necessary for employment? Please take our poll and tell us what you think in … Continue reading
Making Yourself Employable
In today‟s graduate market a degree on its own is not usually enough to convince employers that you are worthy of a job. A survey carried out on behalf of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in October 2007 questioned 500 directors to gain their views on the skills and qualities they particularly valued in graduate … Continue reading
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