The Workforce Readiness Crisis
Last fall, a report "The Workforce Readiness Report Card" from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, and the Society for Human Resource Management found the nation's new workforce entrants "woefully ill-prepared for the demands of today's-and tomorrow's-workplace."
A feature article in Technology & Learning summed up the issue:
If one is to take at face value the findings of "The Workforce Readiness Report Card," the United States faces a perfect storm of challenges arising from the disconnect between education and workforce values, the growing disparity in the degree of preparation of new hires, and the apparent inability of nearly all graduates to communicate effectively.
T&L asked: How do educators feel about this? Do these findings resonate with their experiences in the field? Do they agree that education is facing a serious crisis? Or are we making good progress in keeping up with skills required for the 21st century workplace?
What do you think? Please comment.
Download the report.
Read the T&L article.
A feature article in Technology & Learning summed up the issue:
If one is to take at face value the findings of "The Workforce Readiness Report Card," the United States faces a perfect storm of challenges arising from the disconnect between education and workforce values, the growing disparity in the degree of preparation of new hires, and the apparent inability of nearly all graduates to communicate effectively.
T&L asked: How do educators feel about this? Do these findings resonate with their experiences in the field? Do they agree that education is facing a serious crisis? Or are we making good progress in keeping up with skills required for the 21st century workplace?
What do you think? Please comment.
Download the report.
Read the T&L article.
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