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ACT Leaders and Linkages Policy Forum
The State of Employer Engagement in CTE
A Federal Work Study Reform Agenda to Better Serve Low-Income Students.
This report advocates for the updating of the Federal Work Study (FWS) program. According to the report, those without the funds to support themselves in unpaid work after college graduation are at a serious disadvantage in an economy that increasingly demands both a degree and work experience. The report provides recommendations for updating the FWS program including promoting FWS as a career-ready program through expansion of Job Location Development Programs and creating a Career Internship Program within FWS.
Talent Pipeline Management: A New Approach to Closing the Skills Gap
College for Every Student Conference --"One Million More" in Burlington, Vermont
A Longitudinal Investigation of African American and Hispanic Adolescents’ Educational and Occupational Expectations and Corresponding Attainment in Adulthood
"Badging 101: The What, The Why & The How" Webinar Recap
Submitted by Chad Duhon on
Last week, the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and NOCTI co-hosted a webinar, “Badging 101: The What, The Why & The How.” This webinar examined the concept of open badges and their potential in demonstrating – and validating – students’ skills, knowledge, and competencies. The presentation focused on the basics of badging and potential uses at the national, state, and local level.
Closing the Gap between Career Education & Employer Expectations: Implications for America’s Unemployment Rate
This brief discusses the extent to which a lack of sufficient employment skills leads to structural unemployment throughout the country. In doing so, it also attempts to understand why, in a nation full of countless education resources, this “employment skill gap” persists.
Achieving New Efficiencies in Higher Education
This report explores how institutions of higher education are borrowing from business and government “shared service” models to control costs and deliver higher operational efficiency. The report examines the key differences between postsecondary institutions and the private-sector companies that use a shared service model and details the principles behind the model.