Deeper Learning
Support for States Employability Standards in CTE and Adult Education
Submitted by CCRS Center on
Employability skills, such as critical thinking, technology use, and communication, are critical for success in the labor market. Many of these skills have been integrated into the Common Core State Standards and the Common Career Technical Core. Realizing the importance of developing employability skills across all sectors and levels of employment, the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) at the U.S.
The Promise of High Quality Career and Technical Education
Submitted by Wanda S. Monthey on
In a recent collaboration, the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, the Georgetown Center on Poverty, The Business Roundtable, and The College Board published an issue brief, titled The Promise of High-Quality Career and Technical Educati
Advancing Global Competency: Assessing Student Learning of Twenty-First-Century Skills
How Boosting Adult Educational Skills Can Grow the Middle Class
Teaching Non-Cognitive Skills in the Common Core State Standards
Competency-Based Education in Higher Education
Submitted by CCRS Center on
On October 9, the College and Career Readiness and Success Center hosted the webinar, “Competency-Based Education in Higher Education.” This webinar concluded a three-part series on competency-based education (CBE), which first examined K-12 state policy implications followed by
Orientation to Self and Career: Constructivist Theory and Practice in the Classroom
This report describes a constructivist career course, "Orientation to Self and Career," aimed at helping students meet the demands of the world of work. The report also explores the theoretical foundations, modules, activities, and outcomes of the course. Outcomes of the course include increases in students' career decision self-efficacy and decreases in students' self-defeating thoughts.
Increasing Career Self-Efficacy through Group Work With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
This report presents the implications for implementing a group counseling program aimed at delivering career services to all students. The authors argue that group counseling programs can close achievement gaps, steer students toward career goals, and provide students with real world skills.
OECD Skills Outlook: Results from the Survey of Adult Skills
Submitted by CCRS Center on
The OECD Skills Outlook 2013, released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on October 8, presents the results from the Survey of Adult Skills. The survey evaluated the skills of 157,000 adults in 24 countries.
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