Workforce Focus: From Campus To Careers
Effective pathways for higher education to meet workforce needs are forged through renewed collaboration and action.
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Effective pathways for higher education to meet workforce needs are forged through renewed collaboration and action.
At a time when the State of Alabama enjoys historically low unemployment, more disconnected youth are not in school or working than any other state in the count
Governors and other state leaders are concerned about the current labor shortage, occurring during a time when many skilled workers are underemployed or even unemployed. Skills-based approaches to hiring and recruiting can shift that dynamic—making pathways to good careers accessible to a wider segment of the workforce and opening up new pools of talent for employers.
The district’s governing board is expected to formally approve Lambert’s contract at its regular meeting June 12. Lambert, currently chancellor of Pima Community College in Arizona, will start in his new role Aug. 1.
Nonresident scholar Harry Holzer discusses what more the federal government can do to support workforce development.