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The Skills Imperative: How Career and Technical Education Can Solve the U.S. Talent Shortage (2008) U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for a Competitive Workforce has published a white paper on career and technical education (CTE). This report outlines the economic context of CTE, the opportunities for the business community to get engaged, case studies and examples where CTE is part of a skill-attainment solution, next steps and recommendations, and further resources for CTE information. A new education and training system with more integration of CTE and core academic courses will be necessary to adequately prepare students for the challenges of their postsecondary training programs. (From the ICW website)
Preparing Today's Youth for the Workplace, this article was presented by Kenneth Adams, President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State on May 28, 2008 to the Senate Committees on Education, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business, Agriculture and Labor . It is a great article on how our educational system, P-16, should be aware of local and regional economic trends. Business leaders need to help our students understand what skills are needed to be successful in the workplace. A copy of the article in pdf format is attached below.
The Skills Imperative: How Career and Technical Education Can Solve the U.S. Talent Shortage (2008) U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for a Competitive Workforce has published a white paper on career and technical education (CTE). This report outlines the economic context of CTE, the opportunities for the business community to get engaged, case studies and examples where CTE is part of a skill-attainment solution, next steps and recommendations, and further resources for CTE information. A new education and training system with more integration of CTE and core academic courses will be necessary to adequately prepare students for the challenges of their postsecondary training programs. (From the ICW website)
Preparing Today's Youth for the Workplace, this article was presented by Kenneth Adams, President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State on May 28, 2008 to the Senate Committees on Education, Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business, Agriculture and Labor . It is a great article on how our educational system, P-16, should be aware of local and regional economic trends. Business leaders need to help our students understand what skills are needed to be successful in the workplace. A copy of the article in pdf format is attached below.
Are They Really Ready to Work? "What skills are necessary for success in the workplace of the 21st century? And do new entrants to the workforce, graduates of high school, two-year and four-year colleges have those skills? These and other questions were posed in a survey of human resource professionals mounted in the spring of 2006 by The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and the Society for Human Resource Management. It is our hope that through our combined resources, reputations, and strong member bases that the business community, educators, policy makers, students and their families will listen to what employers collectively think of the new workforce in America. The results indicate that the U.S. is not doing enough, fast enough, to prepare for a vibrant economic future for our children and our nation..."
Generation Y: Here They Come, Ready or Not. Generation Y makes up over 70 million people in the U.S. With those born between 1977 and 1994 included, they make up over 20% of today’s population. The largest generation since the baby-boomers, the Millennials are defined by their numbers. They will have a huge social and economic impact...This paper examines who Generation Y is, their attitudes, and how to recruit and retain the next generation.
Majority of Youths Found to Lack a Direction in Life. The majority of our young people do not have a clear purpose in life due to a variety of factors. The author suggests more intervention by teachers and parents to examine what youth enjoy doing and to point them into the correlating career direction. In addition he discusses how there is too much emphasis on testing and not enough emphasis on guidance in the school system.
Career Programs Stress College Too, And Give Students a Leg Up, Study Says. This New York Times article published on June 26, 2008 by Erik Eckholm discusses how to train students in careers while still in high school. This concept is entitled career academies. These academies give students experience in the workplace while still studying in high school. Many of the students profiled continued their education after high school in some of the careers that they explored in the academies.
Career Programs Stress College Too, And Give Students a Leg Up, Study Says. This New York Times article published on June 26, 2008 by Erik Eckholm discusses how to train students in careers while still in high school. This concept is entitled career academies. These academies give students experience in the workplace while still studying in high school. Many of the students profiled continued their education after high school in some of the careers that they explored in the academies.
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SenateTestimonyPrepartingTodaysYouth.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 34k)
posted by PShores May 30 2008, 10:46 AM EDT
Senate Testimony: Preparing Today's Youth for the Workplace
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