Career-Ready Education: Beyond the Skills Gap
| Beyond the Skills Gap, Tools and Tactics for an Evolving Economy |
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Academic leaders, economists, and employers are constantly debating whether or not there’s a “skills gap.” Even as hiring becomes more skills-based, and alternative credentials gain traction, employers still expect new hires to have a strong liberal-arts foundation, including skills like critical thinking and communication.
The Chronicle's report, "Career-Ready Education," moves past the definitions of the skills gap and the accompanying blame game to explore the forces driving change and the challenges ahead. You'll learn how to restructure academic programs to innovate from within, ways to collaborate with employers, and how to alleviate some of the barriers graduates face when starting their careers. |
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