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Modernizing Education

Policies + Practices to update existing education systems to meet the changing demands of the workforce. Items address the need for new financing models for ongoing education, development of lifelong learning programs and curriculum, better career guidance, as well as new methods for certifying worker skills. Items offer a means to address the workforce skills gap through the education system.

Policies to Raise the Degree Completion Rate at Community Colleges

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Governments should put forward policies that include funding and incentives to redesign community college curricula to 1) integrate remedial education and vocational training (rather than have them be sequential); 2) create shorter courses that provide usable credentials on the path to a degree; and 3) provide more financial support over shorter intervals to allow adults to focus on studies rather than work while enrolled.

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Investments in Broadband and Entrepreneurship Hubs

ACTOR:
Governments
Competing for the Future of Work, Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Governments should expand learning and work opportunities for all workers by investing in broadband and entrepreneurship hubs. This would entail investing in a comprehensive approach to fostering innovation, using local institutions and infrastructure and accessing investment capital to help the entrepreneurial economy thrive in all communities, including rural areas.

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Wraparound Support for Students at Greatest Risk of Dropping Out

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Governments
Modernizing Education, Inclusive Workforce

Governments and and higher education systems should develop and delivers services to ensure that all learners, including those with preexisting personal barriers, have pathways to credential attainment.

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Regulatory Framework for New Education Financing Tools

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Inclusive Workforce, Modernizing Education

Governments should develop a regulatory framework to ensure tha new financing tools, such as income sharing agreements (ISAs), do not further predatory student debt collection practices. Policies can reduce risks associated with emerging financing models by limiting stacked ISAs, shifting risk from students to funders, and banning discriminatory and predatory practices.

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Increased Capacity for Educators to Teach Digital Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education, Quality of Work

Governments should allocate funding for rigorous professional development to prepare teachers from diverse backgrounds to integrate technology into their teaching.

More Information

Transparency in Employment Outcomes of Postsecondary Programs

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education

Governments should make available in cross-state wage data exchanges (such as the State Wage Interchange System) information that employers report quarterly to measure the outcomes of postsecondary education and training programs. States can also use this data to regularly evaluate whether schools should be included on their ETPLs.

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Accelerated Credential Pathways for Returning Veterans

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workers in Transition, Inclusive Workforce

Governments should support returning veterans and their spouses transitioning to the civilian labor market by removing barriers to recognition of occupation-specific training completed as part of military service.

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Collection and Reporting of Data on Credential Value

ACTOR:
Governments
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education

Governments should collect information about credentials and their value through an assessment of credentialing options and their alignments with industry demands to ensure that programs are ready to evolve to meet future needs.

More Information

Framework for Effective Adult Learning

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

While much attention has focused on the use of technology to facilitate distance learning or personalized learning, educational institutions require a better understanding of how adults learn, particularly when interfacing with technology. Educational institutions should create a framework for putting lessons learned and best practices from past studies  into practice practice. Such information is necessary to design training and skills programs that are effective in helping adults learn.

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Investment in Middle-Skill Workers

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workers in Transition, Workforce Development

Governments should invest in education and skills training not only for workers who risk losing their jobs to augmentation or automation, but also for middle-skill workers. The number of such workers in healthcare professions, such as respiratory therapists, dental hygienists, and clinical laboratory technicians, as well as production workers in operative, technical, and administrative positions, is expected to shrink in the next decade due to retirement. This presents the opportunity to hire millions of new workers to replace these vacant positions, which will require investment in accessible training paths such as community college education and sectoral training programs.

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Online Education Benefits for Workers

ACTOR:
Businesses, Education Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Educational institutions, trade associations, unions, and employers could use new technology and online models to offer workers non-degree credentials and ways to gain specific competencies. Some employers are already partnering with universities to offer online education benefits to their employees. Online or hybrid learning approaches can expand access to skill-building opportunities at a lower cost. This could help adults who are working, face transportation challenges, live far from training providers, or are balancing family responsibilities.

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Integration of Lifelong Learning Into Existing Degree Structures

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Colleges and Universities should integrate lifelong learning programs into existing degrees structures. This would be done by creating potable credentials that follow a student throughout their later career while making training and professional developments key parts of faculty career paths and graduate training. This policy would better prepare students for a dynamic work environment which requires an ever-changing skill set.

More Information

Real Time Labor Market Data for Career Planning

ACTOR:
Businesses
Data for Decision-Makers, Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Businesses should measure and publish real time labor market data. Data covering skills demand and supply, future job forecasts, and other factors that influence employability could be used to create tools aimed at helping workers plan their careers and to design upskilling training program.. Policymakers and researchers could also use these data to better study local labor markets in order to plan for future changes.

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Pell Grant Reform

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Governments should reform Pell Grants to include eligibility for short-term training programs. Pell Grants, which are the primary source of grant funds for adults seeking to enhance their workforce skills, can only be used for programs that exceed 600 hours or 15 weeks of coursework. Policy makers should expand Pell Grants to include the many short-term skills training and certificate programs that can help workers maintain and update their skills as the economy changes.

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Industry and Sector Partnerships for Regional Career Pathways

ACTOR:
Governments, Businesses, Educational Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should develop industry and sector partnerships to create regional jobs and career pathways. Sector partnerships bring together local stakeholders—employers, colleges, education and training providers, labor representatives, and workforce development experts—to address challenges by developing education-to-employment talent pipelines and developing coursework and training that meet relevant skill needs. Workers benefit from instruction in in-demand skills, awareness of emerging job opportunities, and guidance on which degrees and certifications to pursue based on what local employers look for when hiring.

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Increased Community College Funding

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education

Policymakers should provide additional funding for community colleges to provide high-quality, in-demand skills training. This funding should be based on 1) characteristics of the student body (with greater funding allocated to schools with greater shares of students from disadvantaged backgrounds); 2) the labor market conditions in the local community, such as the local employment rate; and 3) demonstrated improvements in student retention and completion.

More Information

Encouragement of Transversal Competencies

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Educational institutions and providers should incorporate transversal competencies—such as better management of one’s own learning, social and interpersonal relations, and communication—into learning methods from pre-school to training schemes for mature workers. Transversal competencies are skills that can be easily transferred from one specific profession to another. Refitting education for the demands of the world of work requires new forms of schooling and teaching with a focus on the application of knowledge.

More Information

Focusing Public Education and Financing Toward Job Seekers

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Schools, universities and private training providers should form public–private partnerships to invest in skills development and human capital. Such a "skills endowment" could be pre-financed through education-linked loans that would only have to be paid back when and if the recipient achieves a certain level of income through subsequent employment. In the future of work, public education funding efforts need to focus as much on current workers and job seekers as on children and young adults not yet in the workforce.

More Information

Digital Badges for Soft Skills

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Universities or employers should offer modules for students to earn "digital badges" that signal soft skill development. Formalizing and professionalizing these career markers can allow individuals to craft a career around roles that involve care work or otherwise do not require specialized training, many of which cannot be replaced by technology.

More Information

Expansion of Tech Ethics Course Offerings

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Safe and Ethical Tech Development, Modernizing Education

Universities should offer more modules and courses focusing on the ethics in technological innovation. A systematic educational approach could help new tech leaders distinguish between technologies that expand the capability of workers and those that merely extract from them without increasing their potential.

More Information

Curriculum Alignment with Workforce Requirements

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Educational institutions should explore the use of occupational data and employer/industry expert feedback to develop competencies and learning outcomes for postsecondary education and training programs. Employers also can tailor their job ads to include academic competencies that employees need. Whether as part of a competency-based or traditional education program, curriculum alignment that starts with data analysis is necessary for colleges to keep student learning relevant to the competencies demanded by industry, as well as to establish stronger ties to employers.

More Information

Incentives for Education in Social-Emotional Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Education and training systems must prepare workers to be flexible and to develop new skills in response to rapid changes brought by new technologies. Governments should collaborate with these institutions to provide incentives and means for workers to obtain training and education not only in technical areas but also in creativity, management, and social and communication skills. These are among the least automatable tasks, according to a task-oriented framework for categorizing skills developed by the McKinsey Global Institute.

More Information

Expanding Apprenticeship and Internship Programs

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education

Colleges and universities should partner with industry to help prepare their students for entering the workforce. Companies and universities can, for example, jointly design certificate programs that incorporate internships or apprenticeships with potential employers. Through these programs, employers can not only compete for talent but also develop the pipeline of talent they need to build their workforce.

More Information

Employer Recognition of Micro-Degrees

ACTOR:
Businesses
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should more consistently recognize alternative forms of educational programs, such as micro-degrees, as valid training credentials. Alternative educational opportunities like micro-degrees in technology occupations can provide students with skills directly needed when joining the workforce with a smaller investment from students. Work-based learning programs can both lower the cost of additional education and help employers develop a pipeline of future employees.

More Information

Integrating Educational Advising and Workforce Data

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Educational institutions at the secondary and postsecondary level should add occupational and labor market data, employment projections, wages, and student skill, value, and interest assessment data to the student career counseling process to inform college major and career selection. Some institutions of higher education are also using predictive analytics to identify course-taking patterns, course completion rates, and other factors that might help determine the keys that lead to student progress and success. These data-driven tools can address gaps in the availability of quality guidance counseling and provide additional guidance to those who need it most, including low-income and first-generation college students.

More Information

Policies to Raise the Degree Completion Rate at Community Colleges

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Governments should put forward policies that include funding and incentives to redesign community college curricula to 1) integrate remedial education and vocational training (rather than have them be sequential); 2) create shorter courses that provide usable credentials on the path to a degree; and 3) provide more financial support over shorter intervals to allow adults to focus on studies rather than work while enrolled.

More Information

Investments in Broadband and Entrepreneurship Hubs

ACTOR:
Governments
Competing for the Future of Work, Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Governments should expand learning and work opportunities for all workers by investing in broadband and entrepreneurship hubs. This would entail investing in a comprehensive approach to fostering innovation, using local institutions and infrastructure and accessing investment capital to help the entrepreneurial economy thrive in all communities, including rural areas.

More Information

Wraparound Support for Students at Greatest Risk of Dropping Out

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Governments
Modernizing Education, Inclusive Workforce

Governments and and higher education systems should develop and delivers services to ensure that all learners, including those with preexisting personal barriers, have pathways to credential attainment.

More Information

Regulatory Framework for New Education Financing Tools

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Inclusive Workforce, Modernizing Education

Governments should develop a regulatory framework to ensure tha new financing tools, such as income sharing agreements (ISAs), do not further predatory student debt collection practices. Policies can reduce risks associated with emerging financing models by limiting stacked ISAs, shifting risk from students to funders, and banning discriminatory and predatory practices.

More Information

Increased Capacity for Educators to Teach Digital Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education, Quality of Work

Governments should allocate funding for rigorous professional development to prepare teachers from diverse backgrounds to integrate technology into their teaching.

More Information

Transparency in Employment Outcomes of Postsecondary Programs

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education

Governments should make available in cross-state wage data exchanges (such as the State Wage Interchange System) information that employers report quarterly to measure the outcomes of postsecondary education and training programs. States can also use this data to regularly evaluate whether schools should be included on their ETPLs.

More Information

Accelerated Credential Pathways for Returning Veterans

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workers in Transition, Inclusive Workforce

Governments should support returning veterans and their spouses transitioning to the civilian labor market by removing barriers to recognition of occupation-specific training completed as part of military service.

More Information

Collection and Reporting of Data on Credential Value

ACTOR:
Governments
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education

Governments should collect information about credentials and their value through an assessment of credentialing options and their alignments with industry demands to ensure that programs are ready to evolve to meet future needs.

More Information

Investment in Middle-Skill Workers

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workers in Transition, Workforce Development

Governments should invest in education and skills training not only for workers who risk losing their jobs to augmentation or automation, but also for middle-skill workers. The number of such workers in healthcare professions, such as respiratory therapists, dental hygienists, and clinical laboratory technicians, as well as production workers in operative, technical, and administrative positions, is expected to shrink in the next decade due to retirement. This presents the opportunity to hire millions of new workers to replace these vacant positions, which will require investment in accessible training paths such as community college education and sectoral training programs.

More Information

Pell Grant Reform

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Governments should reform Pell Grants to include eligibility for short-term training programs. Pell Grants, which are the primary source of grant funds for adults seeking to enhance their workforce skills, can only be used for programs that exceed 600 hours or 15 weeks of coursework. Policy makers should expand Pell Grants to include the many short-term skills training and certificate programs that can help workers maintain and update their skills as the economy changes.

More Information

Industry and Sector Partnerships for Regional Career Pathways

ACTOR:
Governments, Businesses, Educational Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should develop industry and sector partnerships to create regional jobs and career pathways. Sector partnerships bring together local stakeholders—employers, colleges, education and training providers, labor representatives, and workforce development experts—to address challenges by developing education-to-employment talent pipelines and developing coursework and training that meet relevant skill needs. Workers benefit from instruction in in-demand skills, awareness of emerging job opportunities, and guidance on which degrees and certifications to pursue based on what local employers look for when hiring.

More Information

Increased Community College Funding

ACTOR:
Governments
Modernizing Education

Policymakers should provide additional funding for community colleges to provide high-quality, in-demand skills training. This funding should be based on 1) characteristics of the student body (with greater funding allocated to schools with greater shares of students from disadvantaged backgrounds); 2) the labor market conditions in the local community, such as the local employment rate; and 3) demonstrated improvements in student retention and completion.

More Information

Incentives for Education in Social-Emotional Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Education and training systems must prepare workers to be flexible and to develop new skills in response to rapid changes brought by new technologies. Governments should collaborate with these institutions to provide incentives and means for workers to obtain training and education not only in technical areas but also in creativity, management, and social and communication skills. These are among the least automatable tasks, according to a task-oriented framework for categorizing skills developed by the McKinsey Global Institute.

More Information

Online Education Benefits for Workers

ACTOR:
Businesses, Education Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Educational institutions, trade associations, unions, and employers could use new technology and online models to offer workers non-degree credentials and ways to gain specific competencies. Some employers are already partnering with universities to offer online education benefits to their employees. Online or hybrid learning approaches can expand access to skill-building opportunities at a lower cost. This could help adults who are working, face transportation challenges, live far from training providers, or are balancing family responsibilities.

More Information

Real Time Labor Market Data for Career Planning

ACTOR:
Businesses
Data for Decision-Makers, Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Businesses should measure and publish real time labor market data. Data covering skills demand and supply, future job forecasts, and other factors that influence employability could be used to create tools aimed at helping workers plan their careers and to design upskilling training program.. Policymakers and researchers could also use these data to better study local labor markets in order to plan for future changes.

More Information

Industry and Sector Partnerships for Regional Career Pathways

ACTOR:
Governments, Businesses, Educational Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should develop industry and sector partnerships to create regional jobs and career pathways. Sector partnerships bring together local stakeholders—employers, colleges, education and training providers, labor representatives, and workforce development experts—to address challenges by developing education-to-employment talent pipelines and developing coursework and training that meet relevant skill needs. Workers benefit from instruction in in-demand skills, awareness of emerging job opportunities, and guidance on which degrees and certifications to pursue based on what local employers look for when hiring.

More Information

Digital Badges for Soft Skills

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Universities or employers should offer modules for students to earn "digital badges" that signal soft skill development. Formalizing and professionalizing these career markers can allow individuals to craft a career around roles that involve care work or otherwise do not require specialized training, many of which cannot be replaced by technology.

More Information

Curriculum Alignment with Workforce Requirements

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Educational institutions should explore the use of occupational data and employer/industry expert feedback to develop competencies and learning outcomes for postsecondary education and training programs. Employers also can tailor their job ads to include academic competencies that employees need. Whether as part of a competency-based or traditional education program, curriculum alignment that starts with data analysis is necessary for colleges to keep student learning relevant to the competencies demanded by industry, as well as to establish stronger ties to employers.

More Information

Expanding Apprenticeship and Internship Programs

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education

Colleges and universities should partner with industry to help prepare their students for entering the workforce. Companies and universities can, for example, jointly design certificate programs that incorporate internships or apprenticeships with potential employers. Through these programs, employers can not only compete for talent but also develop the pipeline of talent they need to build their workforce.

More Information

Employer Recognition of Micro-Degrees

ACTOR:
Businesses
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should more consistently recognize alternative forms of educational programs, such as micro-degrees, as valid training credentials. Alternative educational opportunities like micro-degrees in technology occupations can provide students with skills directly needed when joining the workforce with a smaller investment from students. Work-based learning programs can both lower the cost of additional education and help employers develop a pipeline of future employees.

More Information

Policies to Raise the Degree Completion Rate at Community Colleges

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Governments should put forward policies that include funding and incentives to redesign community college curricula to 1) integrate remedial education and vocational training (rather than have them be sequential); 2) create shorter courses that provide usable credentials on the path to a degree; and 3) provide more financial support over shorter intervals to allow adults to focus on studies rather than work while enrolled.

More Information

Wraparound Support for Students at Greatest Risk of Dropping Out

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Governments
Modernizing Education, Inclusive Workforce

Governments and and higher education systems should develop and delivers services to ensure that all learners, including those with preexisting personal barriers, have pathways to credential attainment.

More Information

Regulatory Framework for New Education Financing Tools

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Inclusive Workforce, Modernizing Education

Governments should develop a regulatory framework to ensure tha new financing tools, such as income sharing agreements (ISAs), do not further predatory student debt collection practices. Policies can reduce risks associated with emerging financing models by limiting stacked ISAs, shifting risk from students to funders, and banning discriminatory and predatory practices.

More Information

Increased Capacity for Educators to Teach Digital Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education, Quality of Work

Governments should allocate funding for rigorous professional development to prepare teachers from diverse backgrounds to integrate technology into their teaching.

More Information

Transparency in Employment Outcomes of Postsecondary Programs

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education

Governments should make available in cross-state wage data exchanges (such as the State Wage Interchange System) information that employers report quarterly to measure the outcomes of postsecondary education and training programs. States can also use this data to regularly evaluate whether schools should be included on their ETPLs.

More Information

Framework for Effective Adult Learning

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

While much attention has focused on the use of technology to facilitate distance learning or personalized learning, educational institutions require a better understanding of how adults learn, particularly when interfacing with technology. Educational institutions should create a framework for putting lessons learned and best practices from past studies  into practice practice. Such information is necessary to design training and skills programs that are effective in helping adults learn.

More Information

Online Education Benefits for Workers

ACTOR:
Businesses, Education Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Educational institutions, trade associations, unions, and employers could use new technology and online models to offer workers non-degree credentials and ways to gain specific competencies. Some employers are already partnering with universities to offer online education benefits to their employees. Online or hybrid learning approaches can expand access to skill-building opportunities at a lower cost. This could help adults who are working, face transportation challenges, live far from training providers, or are balancing family responsibilities.

More Information

Integration of Lifelong Learning Into Existing Degree Structures

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Colleges and Universities should integrate lifelong learning programs into existing degrees structures. This would be done by creating potable credentials that follow a student throughout their later career while making training and professional developments key parts of faculty career paths and graduate training. This policy would better prepare students for a dynamic work environment which requires an ever-changing skill set.

More Information

Industry and Sector Partnerships for Regional Career Pathways

ACTOR:
Governments, Businesses, Educational Institutions
Workforce Development, Modernizing Education

Employers should develop industry and sector partnerships to create regional jobs and career pathways. Sector partnerships bring together local stakeholders—employers, colleges, education and training providers, labor representatives, and workforce development experts—to address challenges by developing education-to-employment talent pipelines and developing coursework and training that meet relevant skill needs. Workers benefit from instruction in in-demand skills, awareness of emerging job opportunities, and guidance on which degrees and certifications to pursue based on what local employers look for when hiring.

More Information

Encouragement of Transversal Competencies

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Educational institutions and providers should incorporate transversal competencies—such as better management of one’s own learning, social and interpersonal relations, and communication—into learning methods from pre-school to training schemes for mature workers. Transversal competencies are skills that can be easily transferred from one specific profession to another. Refitting education for the demands of the world of work requires new forms of schooling and teaching with a focus on the application of knowledge.

More Information

Focusing Public Education and Financing Toward Job Seekers

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Schools, universities and private training providers should form public–private partnerships to invest in skills development and human capital. Such a "skills endowment" could be pre-financed through education-linked loans that would only have to be paid back when and if the recipient achieves a certain level of income through subsequent employment. In the future of work, public education funding efforts need to focus as much on current workers and job seekers as on children and young adults not yet in the workforce.

More Information

Digital Badges for Soft Skills

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Universities or employers should offer modules for students to earn "digital badges" that signal soft skill development. Formalizing and professionalizing these career markers can allow individuals to craft a career around roles that involve care work or otherwise do not require specialized training, many of which cannot be replaced by technology.

More Information

Expansion of Tech Ethics Course Offerings

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Safe and Ethical Tech Development, Modernizing Education

Universities should offer more modules and courses focusing on the ethics in technological innovation. A systematic educational approach could help new tech leaders distinguish between technologies that expand the capability of workers and those that merely extract from them without increasing their potential.

More Information

Curriculum Alignment with Workforce Requirements

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Data for Decision-Makers, Modernizing Education, Workforce Development

Educational institutions should explore the use of occupational data and employer/industry expert feedback to develop competencies and learning outcomes for postsecondary education and training programs. Employers also can tailor their job ads to include academic competencies that employees need. Whether as part of a competency-based or traditional education program, curriculum alignment that starts with data analysis is necessary for colleges to keep student learning relevant to the competencies demanded by industry, as well as to establish stronger ties to employers.

More Information

Incentives for Education in Social-Emotional Skills

ACTOR:
Governments, Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Education and training systems must prepare workers to be flexible and to develop new skills in response to rapid changes brought by new technologies. Governments should collaborate with these institutions to provide incentives and means for workers to obtain training and education not only in technical areas but also in creativity, management, and social and communication skills. These are among the least automatable tasks, according to a task-oriented framework for categorizing skills developed by the McKinsey Global Institute.

More Information

Expanding Apprenticeship and Internship Programs

ACTOR:
Education Institutions, Businesses
Modernizing Education

Colleges and universities should partner with industry to help prepare their students for entering the workforce. Companies and universities can, for example, jointly design certificate programs that incorporate internships or apprenticeships with potential employers. Through these programs, employers can not only compete for talent but also develop the pipeline of talent they need to build their workforce.

More Information

Integrating Educational Advising and Workforce Data

ACTOR:
Education Institutions
Modernizing Education

Educational institutions at the secondary and postsecondary level should add occupational and labor market data, employment projections, wages, and student skill, value, and interest assessment data to the student career counseling process to inform college major and career selection. Some institutions of higher education are also using predictive analytics to identify course-taking patterns, course completion rates, and other factors that might help determine the keys that lead to student progress and success. These data-driven tools can address gaps in the availability of quality guidance counseling and provide additional guidance to those who need it most, including low-income and first-generation college students.

More Information
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