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Yamini Bellare; Adam R. Smith; Kelcee Cochran; Samuel Garcia-Lopez – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
Higher education opens doors to job enhancement and economic benefits to adult learners. Despite facing multiple barriers such as life-work-school time conflicts and financial constraints, adult learners continue to seek higher education and certifications. Rural employers also benefit from supporting degree completion or job-specific…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Adult Education, Employers, Employer Attitudes
Taylor Maag; Tamar Jacoby – Progressive Policy Institute, 2024
America's labor market presents a paradox. Although the unemployment rate is just 3.9%, there are more jobs open than people who can fill them. Nationwide, there are roughly 68 workers for every 100 open jobs. Many factors contribute to this workforce shortage, but one of the most significant is a growing skills gap -- millions of workers across…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Government School Relationship