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Recent Graduates in Education in US – A puzzling picture
The picture for the most recent graduates is more puzzling. Remembering that we are looking only at those who are employed, it’s surprising that the majority in the final year of the data are employed somewhere other than in education. Maybe some of this has to do with how the data was collected. (A respondent … Continue reading
Education in Canada – 6.4% of GDP compared with the OECD average of 5.3% (2011)
The proportion of adults aged 25 to 64 who had completed high school was higher in Canada than in all but four of the reporting members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In 2014, 90% of Canadians aged 25 to 64 had completed at least high school, well above the OECD average of 76%. Conversely, the Czech Republic (93%), Estonia (91%), the Slovak … Continue reading
Increasing Educational Requirements in US – Nearly a third (32 percent) of employers have increased their educational requirements over the past five years
Time to hit the books again? According to a new CareerBuilder survey, nearly a third (32 percent) of employers have increased their educational requirements over the past five years. More than a quarter (27 percent) are hiring employees with master’s degrees for positions primarily held by those with four-year degrees in the past, and 37 … Continue reading
France – 30 ans de textes visant à l’égalité entre filles et garçons à l’école
Source: Les débuts de carrières des femmes diplômées des filières scientifiques – “Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme” ? / Net.Doc / publications / accueil – Céreq – Centre d’études et de recherches sur les qualifications
Skills Gap in US – The next generation of workers won’t be able to fill the void
Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of employers reported that they are concerned about the growing skills gap in the U.S.. A new analysis of college degree completions vs. job demand from CareerBuilder and Emsi shows that the next generation of workers won’t be able to fill the void. According to a national Harris Poll survey of … Continue reading
Inequality – Students in the most deprived schools are half as likely as those from more affluent schools to be entered triple science in UK
New Schools Network research has found that there is a worrying trend that excludes the poorest students from the most rigorous subjects at GCSE. ++ Schools in the least affluent areas account for only 85,000 entries for Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSEs, compared to 160,000 from advantaged schools ++ Pupils in most deprived schools opting … Continue reading
Penguin Random House – No Need for a Degree for a Job
Penguin Random House UK announced this week that it would be removing all degree requirements from its job postings because, as the company put it, there’s “increasing evidence that there is no simple correlation” between having a piece of paper that says you went to class and performing well at your job. Penguin Random House hopes to … Continue reading
The Skills Gap, Higher Education and the Workplace Readiness – The broken link
96% of Chief Academic Officers rate their institution as very / somewhat effective at preparing students for the world of work. 14% of Americans strongly agree that college graduates in this country are well-prepared for success in the workplace. 11% of business leaders strongly agree that graduating students have the skills ans competencies their business … Continue reading
Student Gap Year – Don’t travel, work and gain skills
If you missed out on a place at university and you’re taking a year out, use the time to gain valuable experience In fact, volunteers are welcomed by many schools; and for would-be teachers, volunteering is a wise choice. Universities like to see proof of commitment to a subject and self-discipline, says Dr Jennifer Wilby, … Continue reading
Immigrants in Canada – Language at landing is one of the most important variables in predicting earnings in the short term, but less as time past
While an extensive literature examines the association between immigrants’ characteristics and their earnings in Canada, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the relative importance of various human capital factors, such as language, work experience and education when predicting the earnings of economic immigrants. The decline in immigrant earnings since the 1980s, which was concentrated … Continue reading
UK – Schools are too focused on exam results alone say students themselves
Schools are still far too focused on exam results and are not doing enough to equip their students for the workplace, according to students themselves. The new research released today, which questioned both secondary school aged students and their parents, saw three quarters (76%) of pupils say that their school trains them just to pass … Continue reading
Australia – 60% of students are training for jobs that will not exist in the future
Sixty per cent of Australian students are training for jobs that will not exist in the future or will be transformed by automation, according to a new report by the Foundation for Young Australians. Key points 44 per cent of jobs will be automated in the next 10 years 60 per cent of students are … Continue reading
Vocational Education in US – Many still see it as something only low-income
Vocational education is changing, but many still see it as something only low-income, mostly minority students are pushed into and an option that upper class students and white students wouldn’t be encouraged to take. As academics and authors on national education trends point out, when our society devalues anything that isn’t academic prep work and … Continue reading
Learning a foreign language is a ‘must’ in Europe
Studying a second foreign language for at least one year is compulsory in more than 20 European countries. In most European countries, students begin studying their first foreign language as a compulsory school subject between the ages of 6 and 9, according to a 2012 report from Eurostat, the statistics arm of the European Commission. This … Continue reading
Vocational education and training has been neglected OECD says
“Vocational education and training has been neglected. If “strong vocational programmes increase competitiveness”, “many programmes fail to meet labour market needs” writes the OECD in LEARNING FOR JOBS: SUMMARY AND POLICY MESSAGES. The OCDE review “aims to bridge the gap between learning and jobs, by exploring how to make initial vocational education and training for … Continue reading
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