by studentrg | Jun 7, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Jobs of the Future
NPR News Reports that While Students Compete to Get into College, Good Skilled Jobs Remain Unfilled “High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up for University,” a story aired on NPR News on April 25, 2018, presents some compelling evidence that...
by studentrg | Jun 4, 2018 | Career & Technical Education, Jobs of the Future
Is the new Career and Technical Education path to launching a career really something new? In some ways, yes. But there are historical precedents. There is a common misconception that when many non-college-educated young people started their working lives in the 19th...
by studentrg | May 29, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security, Jobs of the Future, STEM
We recently overheard this conversation at a college admissions fair . . . A high school student said to another, “When I told my dad I was planning to work in cybersecurity, he said, `Forget it, those careers won’t be around for more than the next few years.’” Her...
by studentrg | May 14, 2018 | College Major
“Across the U.S., universities that have long offered degrees related to the fossil-fuels industry are starting to offer degrees and concentrations in wind and solar technologies. Companies such as Tesla Inc. are seeking recruits with specialized skills in renewable...
by studentrg | May 10, 2018 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Jobs of the Future, Online Courses
When deciding what courses they should be offering, colleges often use a simple process of subtraction . . . The skills workers need – minus the skills their college teaches = equals the skills they should be teaching, but are not That way of thinking makes...
