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Inequality – Focus sould be on restoring America’s place in public education
Income inequality has been rising in the US for almost four decades. President Obama plans to increase taxes on those with high incomes while Governor Romney is against such “class warfare”. John Van Reenen argues that a better focus would be on restoring America’s place as a world leader in public education and thereby tackling … Continue reading
Canada – Apprenticeship – Vocational Education in the Age of a Global Workforce
With collision repair facilities often turning to overseas recruitment, a knowledge of the situation as it exists is more important than ever before. The latest issue of the Canadian Apprenticeship Journal provides timely insights into international apprenticeship training systems. “Vocational Education in the Age of a Global Workforce” brings together foreign authors from low- and … Continue reading
Nigeria – Boosting Graduates’ Employability Skills
Following the persistent outcry about the poor quality of Nigerian graduates, who are said to be unemployable, Poise Graduate Finishing School, a subsidiary of Poise Nigeria, has introduced an employability skills certification programme known as PSENSE. The PSENSE test, which was designed in collaboration with Biddle Consulting, US, is aimed at solving the recruitment challenges … Continue reading
Pre-grad school gap year – Best Things To Do
Gap years are sometimes viewed as an excuse to be a couch potato for a year, but there are valuable learning opportunities. Some students work full-time in retail or restaurant businesses prior to graduate school. However, a year with few restraints, school responsibilities and loose city ties opens the door for endless adventures that will … Continue reading
Highly Educated – The Biggest Debt Problems
A new study finds that highly educated Americans were most likely to take on unmanageable debt in the pre-crisis years. What’s more, gross personal financial mismanagement occurred across the population and not just in the mortgage market and not just among the unsophisticated. The study draws a line at the point where monthly payment on household debt equals 40% … Continue reading
UK – Vocational Education – Skills Gap: Economic Recovery Depends on Balance Between Academic and Vocational Ed
“Big companies believe the UK’s economic recovery may depend on improving the balance between academic and vocational education” writes James Taylor in We need more investment in practical skills, say employers on managementtoday.co.uk. “87% of the large firms questioned by education services provider Pearson said the UK economic recovery was at risk without more investment … Continue reading
OECD – Inequality – Skills Gap : Increasing Earnings Gap due to a Skills Gap Calls for Up-skilling
“Over the two decades to the onset of the global economic crisis, real disposable household incomes increased in all OECD countries, by 1.7% a year, on average. In a large majority of OECD countries, household incomes of the top 10% grew faster than those of the poorest 10%, leading to widening income inequality” and “increases … Continue reading
Australia – India: SkillsDMC to train 500 million people for NSDC
Australia’s industry skills council SkillsDMC has signed an agreement with India’s NSDC to impart training to 500 million people in key industry areas by 2022. SkillsDMC has signed an MoU with Indian counterpart National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) to support the establishment of the Indian Sector Skills Council for mining. It will also provide for … Continue reading
Nursing Grads – More schooling may help to land jobs
The health care industry has been an employment bright spot in Sacramento and across the country as demand grows to care for a graying population. But newly minted nursing graduates are having trouble squaring that good news with their difficulties in finding work, said Anne McNamara. McNamara, dean of Grand Canyon University’s College of Nursing … Continue reading
14 million young people are NEET: not in employment, education or training
Some 14 million young people are not in employment, education or training across the EU as a whole. However rates vary widely from from around 5.5% of 15-24 year olds in the Netherlands to 22.7% in Italy. The economic cost of not integrating NEETs is estimated at over €150 billion, or 1.2% of GDP, in … Continue reading
Tanzania – Technical education doesn’t make graduates create jobs but makes them job seekers
Stakeholders in technical education have challenged the syllabus used in technical colleges, saying it doesn’t make graduates create jobs, but makes them job seekers. They raised their voices here recently when speaking at a forum geared to forge links between technical and vocational education on one hand and on the other, training institutions and industry. … Continue reading
Teacher – There is no job that’s more exciting
I had a gap year before I went to university where I spent a year in China, just to travel and learn Chinese but I ended up teaching English to university students. I really enjoyed it – and that was the first time I’d thought about teaching. I’d gone just to experience being abroad, but … Continue reading
Higher Education – Women : 25 Countries Where Women Don’t Go To College
“In America and other well-developed countries, it’s easy to take education for granted. For most women, if you want to go to college, you can make it happen, whether it’s through student loans, scholarships, or alternative education. But around the world, millions of women and girls never have that opportunity, and often never even complete … Continue reading
India – Business Scholls: Apart from the top, most are struggling to survive
“Apart from the top few, most business schools are struggling to survive.” writes Kalpana Pathak in Out of business on business-standard.com “The scary truth of business education, which not so long ago was a passport to a cushy corporate job, is finally out — there just aren’t enough takers. There are, at last count, over … Continue reading
Nigeria – Vocational and Technical Education and The Skills Gap
Lack of technical education translates to an annual loss of almost a billion naira to the economy The lack of skilled manpower in Nigeria is aptly portrayed by the experience of Kazeem Adesina, a youth corps member deployed to a construction firm. “I considered myself lucky because I studied Civil Engineering and was posted to … Continue reading
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