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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
Dickman, Anneliese; Schwabe, Amy; Schmidt, Jeff; Henken, Rob – Public Policy Forum, 2009
Last December, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition--a national organization of more than 600 groups representing knowledge workers, educators, scientists, engineers, and technicians--wrote to President-elect Obama urging him to "not lose sight of the critical role that STEM education plays in…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Elementary Secondary Education, National Organizations, Thinking Skills
Blackman, Orville G. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study addresses the fundamental question, "Are Kentucky's public community and technical colleges training enough students with the relevant skills to fill job openings in Kentucky's middle-skill jobs?" By examining student interests in occupational programs, labor market demand for trained middle-skill employees, and their…
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Needs, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
D'Errico, Deanna, Ed. – Community College Press (NJ3), 2007
The "State-By-State Profile of Community Colleges," 7th edition, presents an overview of trends and statistics pertaining to community colleges. The charts in the first section of the book offer a national view of populations served, tuition and revenue data, popular degrees, and career fields. The state-by-state section provides…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Profiles, School Statistics, Educational Trends
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Tan, Grace; Venables, Anne – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2008
In an ideal world, review and changes to computing curricula should be driven solely by academic concerns for the needs of students. The process should be informed by industry accreditation processes and international best practice (Hurst et al., 2001). However, Australian computing curricular review is often driven by the need for financial…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Labor Market, Educational Change, Computer Science
Conaway, Carrie – Massachusetts Department of Education, 2007
Jobs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are the backbone of the Massachusetts economy. They comprise a substantial share of employment: about 13 percent of the state's jobs and one-third of its gross state product are related to STEM. And they also generate jobs in other fields, such as business and professional services,…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Professional Services, Technology Education, Engineering Education
Career Voyages, 2006
The gateway to a successful future is not so much knowing your intended career path today but in keeping an open and curious mind about the information you are learning now in your classes and how it relates to potential career opportunities for the future--whether entering the work force after high school, college or advanced studies. This issue…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Science Process Skills, Mathematics Skills, Industry
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Guile, David – Journal of Education and Work, 2006
This paper challenges the prevailing conventional wisdom in the UK that the government is the sole architect of the education and training (E&T) system and that qualifications are the magic bullet for securing employment in the creative and cultural sector. It also argues that if policy-makers are serious about wanting to diversify the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Certification, Access to Education
Lowell, B. Lindsay; Salzman, Hal – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2007
Several high-level committees have concluded that current domestic and global trends are threatening America's global science and engineering (S&E) preeminence. Of the challenges discussed, few are thought to be as serious as the purported decline in the supply of high quality students from the beginning to the end of the S&E pipeline--a decline…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Human Capital, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Market
Collegiate Employment Research Institute (NJ3), 2008
This paper presents the recruiting trends for 2007-2008. This year's report is based on 994 respondents, including 84 K-12 school districts. The researchers focused attention on growing companies, based on lists from Forbes and Inc. magazines, and as a result, they have more small and medium-size employers represented this year. The sample…
Descriptors: College Seniors, School Districts, Majors (Students), Salaries
Houston, Paul D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
The last few years have revealed a growing concern about U.S. global competitiveness, and American schools have been called to account for failing to produce enough engineers and math and science workers to compete in the new global economy. The author argues that the education solutions offered to tackle this problem are too simplistic. Instead…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Competition, Thinking Skills, Demand Occupations
Lewis, C. Deanna – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2006
Residential construction, like much of today's job market, requires individuals entering the industry to have a more advanced analytical reasoning ability and a broader skill base. There are more than 100 career opportunities in the industry. This includes options for those pursuing skilled trades, and technical and professional positions. Home…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Demand Occupations, Vocational Schools, Partnerships in Education
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This report is the third in a series of measure reports that examine the economic, civic, and social development of the state by its systems of higher education. This report measures degrees awarded in selected areas of employment against workforce demand. The report found: (1) California's postsecondary schools are not producing enough graduates…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Engineering
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2006
The Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) received two appropriations totaling $11.8 million in the 2003-05 state operating budget to award competitive grants to increase enrollment in high-demand fields. Grants were available to Washington's public four-year colleges and universities during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 academic years. This report…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Grants, State Aid, Educational Finance
Atkinson, Robert D.; Mayo, Merrilea – Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 2010
Is the United States getting it wrong when it comes to educating tomorrow's innovators in critical fields? It has been known for years that the only way to compete globally in information technology, engineering, nanotechnology, robotics and other fields is to give students the best educational opportunities possible. But do individuals have a…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, STEM Education, Educational Innovation, Economic Progress
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