Data show that the average person will change careers five times during their working life, and potentially change jobs 15 times. Washtenaw Community College (WCC) is opening a new Career Transitions Office to prepare employers, individuals and the community for those future jobs. “The days when you train for one job that you keep for […]

A Virginia grant program is leading to increased credentials and wages for participants. According to Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS), about 4,500 Virginians have used New Economy Workforce Credentials Grants to earn credentials in nearly 40 high-demand occupations. The average grant recipient is 36 years old. Two-thirds are new to community college education. Program completers are […]

As automation increases, “uniquely human” or soft skills are among the most important skills sought by employers. Nearly three-quarters of employers (73 percent), however, have trouble finding workers with those skills, according to a survey of 650 employers and more than 1,500 current and former college students. It was conducted by Morning Consult for Cengage, […]

A brief for the U.S. Labor Department highlights examples of career pathway models funded by the now-expired Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program that focused on accelerated training for unemployed or underemployed workers so they can find jobs quickly. Based on their successes, several of those projects have since prompted redesigns […]

Wilkes Community College and Tyson Foods have teamed up for Upward Academy to provide adult education classes for Tyson team members at the company’s facilities in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Nearly 180 employees are attending classes in high school equivalency (GED) and English language communication skills. More than 20 languages are spoken in Tyson Foods’ Wilkesboro […]

A few years ago, Pima Community College (PCC) in Arizona worked with a local jobs organization, JobPath, on a program that linked new American professionals to the industries that needed them. But when the Congressional earmark for the program ended in 2015 and nothing appeared to fill the gap, PCC and JobPath considered its future. […]

The AACC Commission on Small and Rural Colleges’ discussions at the association’s fall meeting in Arlington, Virginia, ranged from the macro to the micro, such as how the colleges fit into the social and economic development of rural America, to local fundraising. The commissioners heard from federal researchers, who noted that population changes in rural […]

First responders are the first line of defense in any emergency. Their ability to respond to and recover from emergencies is directly influenced by their preparedness level. Now a pair of College of DuPage (COD) professors wants to expand that preparedness to include more training on weather-related emergencies. “The number one thing police officers deal […]

It was a meeting on workforce issues, but the use of data threaded through many of the discussions at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s second annual National Workforce Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 30. From mining data to predict future workforce needs, to a new data system that will bring together stakeholders to help fill available […]