Global Career Compass
Leveraging Education Abroad for Student Career Development & Employability
Category: Community Colleges & Workforce Readiness
Long-term impacts of covid on youth employability
One of the hardest things to do during this pandemic is think ahead. Like others, I’m trying to get through the fog taking things one day at a time. This NPR story, https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/925831720/losing-a-generation-fall-college-enrollment-plummets-for-first-year-students?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20201217&utm_term=5037322&utm_campaign=breaking-news&utm_id=11366473&orgid=305 was a stark reminder that for young high school grads, all… Continue Reading “Long-term impacts of covid on youth employability”
Looking Beyond Degrees in hiring
In the midst of the pandemic, there are again renewed calls for re-thinking the value- and ROI- of a college degree [and the requisite residential life surrounding being in a classroom]. We know the impact of Covid has hit harder in minority communities; that… Continue Reading “Looking Beyond Degrees in hiring”
Disconnect Between What Students Prefer to Study & Where Jobs Are in Workforce
I think the nexus of the conundrum facing higher education institutions for years to come is reflected in the post header. A new survey, Career Satisfaction, https://www.sokanu.com/analytics/degree-satisfaction, of 22,000 undergrads by the career support firm, Sokanu finds that “…jobs that are among the most in-demand… Continue Reading “Disconnect Between What Students Prefer to Study & Where Jobs Are in Workforce”
Is College the Wrong Place to Prepare for Work?
I’m thinking about this question as the Chronicle of Higher Education writes about a piece reviewed in the NY Times: http://chronicle.com/blogs/next/2013/02/21/are-career-oriented-majors-a-waste-of-a-4-year-higher-education/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en One-third of new programs [created at four year institutions] in the last decade were added in just two broad fields: health professions… Continue Reading “Is College the Wrong Place to Prepare for Work?”
The Cost of Working Your Way Through College
This lengthy NY Times article focuses a spotlight on the very difficult issue of how many undergraduates are forced to work long hours to either minimize their post-graduation debt burden and also meet their annual tuition and related expenses: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/business/college-costs-battled-a-paycheck-at-a-time.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The piece highlights a… Continue Reading “The Cost of Working Your Way Through College”
Alternative Pathways to Employment
I think I’m really seeing the news more and more through the eyes of Thomas Friedman of the NYT. A recent Chronicle of Higher Education essay titled, “Apprenticeships Make a Comeback in the United States” led me to several other stories that day in… Continue Reading “Alternative Pathways to Employment”
Catching Up to Jobs Headlines
A lot of news continues to focus on the linkage between skill development and employability. I’ll have more to say about this next month when I return from a State Department expert speaker program in Harare, Zimbabwe. I will be conducting workshops for university… Continue Reading “Catching Up to Jobs Headlines”
Headlines Tell All-What’s a Job Got to Do With It?
” Get Rich U” in the April 20 New Yorker; “Questioning College” – a letter in response to New Yorker piece by VP, Student Affairs of John Tyler Community College; “Vocation of Exploration? Pondering the Purpose of College, ” NYT, 6-5-12; ” Jobs Few,… Continue Reading “Headlines Tell All-What’s a Job Got to Do With It?”
Role of Community Colleges & Global Workforce Development
IIE hosted a recent Summit on the Occasion of the G8, entitled “International Education: A Global Economic Engine” which brought together more than 30 high level delegates from 15 countries and the EU in Washington, DC on May 2 and 3, to engage in… Continue Reading “Role of Community Colleges & Global Workforce Development”
Career “Readiness” & Workforce Development
I’m very interested in efforts to link career training with community-based organizations, industry and community colleges. I believe the Obama administration is making an important contribution in its focus on community colleges for this reason. These two stories describe creative approaches to closing the… Continue Reading “Career “Readiness” & Workforce Development”
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