For many, the summer season means vacation. For young people graduating this year, their vacation might be longer than they'd like. That's because th...
For employers, finding technology workers is no easy task. In fact, technology workers rank among the third most difficult positions to fill. So what's going on, and how can employers compensate?
With today's skills gap, you may find yourself struggling to find the candidates you need for particular positions. Filling these skilled openings may require more work than a typical position would, but it doesn't have to be costly.
As a society, we're in a complex situation right now. Thousands of people are struggling to find work. Young adults are trying to find ways to stay in school, graduate, then pay for college. The government is working hard to reduce unemployment.
An even greater problem is the widespread misperception among young people that manufacturing is grimy, tedious work that offers little upside potential. That may have been true a generation ago, but it is not true today.
It's a jobs gap. No, it's a skills gap. Whatever it is, the fact remains that 12 million Americans are out of work. The only sure-fire solution is to help them find a job, one person at a time.
This isn't about having a choice of providers, but rather a choice about the future of adult education and preparing adults to earn family sustaining wages.
Workers these days just don't have what it takes to make it to the corner office, more U.S. executives say. Workers lack communication, collaborati...
Is it time to re-examine our country's "college for all mentality"? In his State of the Union address two weeks ago, President Obama suggested it was, by invoking Germany's education and employment system as a model.
With skill gaps, come opportunity gaps: Too many workers don't have a chance to join the middle class. We can close the skills gap, light a spark in our economy, and create opportunities by investing in what works: sector partnerships.
It has been about a year since President Barack Obama delivered his last State Of The Union Address, so it's about time to check in on the state of hi...
The program recruits low-income minorities and women, including ex-offenders and veterans, and helps them find stable jobs in a growing industry. As a result, life-changing stories are commonplace.
Our nation answered the call of the Industrial Revolution. We answered the call of the "Sputnik Moment." But we've been a "Nation At Risk" for decades now, and have yet to act accordingly.
More than 630,000 families across the 13-county region are not financially self-sufficient. They are headed by adults who lack the education, training and experience needed to fill middle-skill jobs that pay enough to support a household.
Around the world, governments and businesses face a conundrum: high levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of job seekers with critical skills. ...
This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. TACOMA, Wash. -- Five-foot-two Jesica Bush exudes confidence, whether she's scribbling not...
English rapper-poet Suli Breaks is out with a video that's taking the Internet by storm, and young people are loving it. "Why I Hate School But Love ...
Seventy-four percent of respondents in one survey indicated that workforce shortages or skills deficiencies in skilled production roles are having a significant impact on their ability to expand operations or improve productivity.
This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's Community College Spotlight blog. The "skills gap" is no big deal now -- but it could be ...
Partly to blame for this disparity between an 8.1 percent unemployment rate and four million open jobs is the changing nature of our economy. But that's not the full story.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the New York Board of Regents to approve two initiatives that he says will improve graduation rates and reduce y...
In 2011, post-9/11 male veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 faced an unemployment rate of 29 percent. Think about that for a moment. Think about that for a moment. Can you imagine a young person, after serving their country in very dangerous situations for a modest paycheck, coming home to an environment where around a third of his or her friends can't find a decent job?
Teachers are key to preparing for the inevitable job/skills disparity that arises in an ever-changing economy. Young job seekers need to be ready to adapt, which is what good teachers prepare them to do. Teachers create and fill jobs.
While job creation is becoming a focal point for the Federal Reserve, there are still hundreds of thousands of open positions that remain unfilled because workers lack the right skills.
The new GED test has the potential to leave thousands of D.C. adults behind. The price of the GED will effectively make it inaccessible for those who need it the most: low-income and low-skilled adults.
