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How do senior leaders get their jobs? | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional
The reason I write this post is to share my experiences with other colleagues. It is certainly not an exemplary model of any leadership interview, just my story. In the short amount of time I have been working in school leadership, the application and interview process still remains an unknown quantity for many of us. … Continue reading
As Job Market Mends, Dropouts Fall Behind – WSJ.com
While the U.S. job market is showing signs of improvement, one sizable group of workers has been falling further behind: high-school dropouts. Some 1.8 million more college graduates have found work since January 2010, when the recovery began producing jobs, but about 128,000 high-school dropouts lost work in the same period, according to the Labor … Continue reading
ExxonMobil Engineers Help Close Gender Gap in Math and Science – MarketWatch
Close to 1,000 students across the country participate in hands-on activities –Middle school students interact with role models at 13 ExxonMobil locations –Program sparks students’ curiosity in the science, technology, engineering and math fields ExxonMobil Foundation is collaborating with National Engineers Week for the ninth consecutive year to present “Introduce a Girl to Engineering,” where … Continue reading
Two-fifths of high school graduates are unprepared for college or the workforce | The Washington Post
Two-fifths of high school students graduate prepared neither for traditional college nor for career training, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Arizona. College-preparatory programming has expanded dramatically in the past decade, with participation in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate more than tripling. Career-preparatory programs have evolved, as … Continue reading
Australia | Pakistan | The great brain waste – The Express Tribune Blog
In May last year an Australian embassy press release stated that more than 5,000 Pakistani students have chosen Australia as their destination to study. How many of these people actually go abroad to study? The answer is nil. As a resident of Australia I can say that ninety-nine per cent of these so-called students are actually professionals … Continue reading
OECD: Matching skills to new needs is an important challenge for member countries
“It is not just more of the same education that is needed” says the OECD, “the nature of the skills in demand is changing too.” The author adds: “The steepest decline in the demand for skills has recently occurred in routine cognitive task input, involving mental tasks that are well described by deductive or inductive rules… … Continue reading
Breaking New Ground: Building a National Workforce Skills Credentialing System
An ACT (American College Testing up to 1996) report introduces the need and associated benefits for establishing a national workforce credentialing system, as we know of no other set of activities more important than getting a critical mass of state, national, and public and private workforce leaders to co-construct this foundational framework to address … Continue reading
Filling the void Panel describes need for more skilled workers in Georgia – The Marietta Daily Journal
A panel of workforce and education experts said Thursday that there needs to be a collaborative effort among students, parents, educational leaders and businesses to create more employment in Georgia and fill the growing void of unskilled workers. “We’re at a unique time in our economy,” said Glenn Rasco, vice president of community and economic … Continue reading
Canada / Immigrants : Less likely to report a good education-job-skills-employment-earnings matches found StatCan
“Unlike the waves of immigrants who arrived in the 1950s and 1960s, those arriving in Canada since the 1970s have possessed relatively high educational levels, making an enormous contribution to the pool of individuals in Canada with postsecondary qualifications. Upon their arrival however, many immigrants initially face difficulties finding employment related to their field of … Continue reading
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