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State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2010
Complete College America and FutureWorks conducted an analysis of certificate production, the value of the certificate program, and the economic benefit it provides to the region and nation. The conclusion, based on labor market demand and both personal and economic returns, is that certificates count and the policy and trends around certificates…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, State Policy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends
Career Voyages, 2006
This brochure provides an introduction to Career Voyages, a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education to provide Americans with information and tools to build careers in high growth industries and in-demand occupations. Identified Career Voyages audience includes students, educators, parents, and…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Postsecondary Education
Gokuladas, V. K. – International Journal of Training and Development, 2010
India's substantial growth in recent years has resulted in a significant increase in demand for engineers. Information technology companies, now a major part of the Indian private sector, have been prominent in such recruitment, but the competences they seek in engineering students appear to be different in terms of priorities from those sought by…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Employment Potential, Private Sector, College Graduates
Hudson, Jerome A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
School districts are grappling with the problem of an alarming number of certified principals who are choosing not to enter the principalship. In many cases those who do enter are exiting only after a few years of service. Principals cite the long hours, low pay, and the stress of accountability as major reasons they are leaving the profession.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Demand Occupations
Martin, Charles L., Jr. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
Personal financial planning is considered one of the major growth professions of the coming decade. Besides providing an opportunity for employment, a major in personal financial planning can open the door to a rewarding and challenging career. Career opportunities in the personal financial planning field include opening a private practice or…
Descriptors: Money Management, Financial Services, Employment Opportunities, Demand Occupations
Collegiate Employment Research Institute (NJ3), 2009
This paper presents the recruiting trends for 2008-2009. This year's report is based on 945 respondents, including 57 K-12 schools. The researchers continued their focus on fast-growth small companies and expended most of their energy in retaining their sample distribution, knowing that the prevailing economic situation would reduce responses.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Internship Programs, Internet, Reading Lists
Kilpatrick, Sue; Le, Quynh; Johns, Susan; Millar, Pat; Routley, Georgie – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This research examines innovative solutions developed by the vocational education and training (VET) sector in response to skill shortages in the health sector. The study focuses on VET-trained workers in the health industry, and includes enrolled nurses, nursing assistants, personal care assistants, allied health assistants and Aboriginal and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Nurses, Allied Health Personnel, Industry
Kirk, James; Belovics, Robert – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2007
The purpose of this article is to provide counselors, academic advisers, and career coaches with a basic understanding of the current state of the high-technology (high-tech) industry in the United States and the people who work in it. A profile of a high-tech worker is presented, several high-tech career developments are described, and selected…
Descriptors: Industry, Career Counseling, Counselors, Technological Advancement
Atkinson, Robert; Mayo, Merrilea – Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 2010
Innovation has powered America's economy, creating good jobs and a high standard of living. Yet, the U.S. share of innovation-based industries is in decline, jeopardizing our status as the world's innovation leader. And one reason is that the United States has been unable to produce enough of its own workers with sufficient skills in science,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Economic Progress, Educational Needs
Sansom, Chris; Shore, Paul – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to demonstrate how science and engineering graduates can be recruited and trained to Masters level in precision engineering as an aid to reducing the skills shortage of mechanical engineers in UK industry. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes a partnership between three UK academic institutions and industry,…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Engineering, Case Studies, Mechanical Skills
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009
This report is one of several efforts designed to monitor outcomes in Washington's higher education system, and fulfills the biennial requirement that the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) inform the higher education and fiscal committees of the legislature of progress toward goals. The portrait that emerges from this review of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technical Institutes, Graduation Rate, Master Plans
ACT, Inc., 2013
For nearly a decade, ACT has measured student progress in the context of college readiness. "The Condition of College & Career Readiness" is ACT's annual report on the college readiness of the most recent high school graduating class. The data herein provide insights to catalyze and guide efforts to improve college and career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards
Weech, Terry L.; Konieczny, Alison M. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) have often promoted alternative careers as a marketing tool and some students enrol in LIS schools specifically to explore alternative careers. The literature on LIS career patterns continues to suggest that those non-traditional careers are desirable and viable alternatives. Yet the survey research…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Graduates, Foreign Countries, Career Development
Watson, James E. – Christian Higher Education, 2007
New to the mission of Bible colleges is the introduction of "marketplace" majors, specifically teacher education. In this article, the author postulates several reasons for this addition and then discusses the questions to be answered in developing a Christian worldview and the need to articulate a biblical worldview through our teaching.…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Church Related Colleges, Demand Occupations, Teacher Education Programs
Popescu, Dan; Patrasca, Mihaela; Chivu, Iulia – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2006
Recent economic and technological developments have led to a growing international demand for highly skilled human resources. The increased competition for human capital has determined numerous OECD countries to take special measures for attracting and retaining human capital in such fields as: information technology, biotechnology,…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Brain Drain