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Education

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on education and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

Build vs Buy: Why the best solution for talent acquisition problems is workforce development

Charlie Schilling, General Manager, Enterprise Business, General Assembly
Competitiveness
Education
Workforce Training
December 12, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Build vs Buy, General Assembly
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that by 2020, there will be 1 million more computing jobs than workers to fill them. Demand for jobs in data science alone has grown 300 percent over the last four years. Tech skills like cloud computing and user interface design top the list of the most in-demand skills.  It’s a challenge that stems, in part, from the well-documented divide between higher education and the world of work. And the challenge is only accelerating as the shelf life of skills shrinks. 

The Age of Retraining: How Employers Are Working to Upskill Employees and Stave Off the Rise of the Machines

Kevin Mahnken, The 74
Competitiveness
Economic Growth
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
November 27, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
The Age of Retraining, Featured Image

When economists and editorialists speak in worried tones about America’s “skills gap,” they’re referring to the mounting number of jobs that require some degree of technical know-how and the relative dearth of qualified candidates to fill them.

Why do I have to learn this? Helping students connect to the answer.

Matt Pronio, Nepris
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Youth Employment
November 13, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Blog Image_Connecting Students to Industry Professionals
Looking across the country, there are a range of current and future challenges influencing America’s ability to remain competitive in the race for talent. Companies everywhere are growing and the most crucial factor influencing corporate decisions on where to locate or expand operations is the ability to recruit the best workforce. Therefore, regions with the most skilled workers will not only grow more organically but also have other companies, both national and international, opening facilities there. 

Reimagining the Triad: What Role for Business in Higher Education Quality Assurance?

Jason A. Tyszko
Data
Education
Postsecondary Education
November 20, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Blog - Higher Learning Advocates, The Triad
At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, we are engaging a wide variety of business, education, and quality assurance partners on how to build the missing piece of a new triad, one that can provide better quality signals from employers for both traditional higher education programs and non-traditional programs, such as apprenticeships. The goal? To ensure learners have the information they need on which programs deliver the most aligned career pathways, and employers know which programs they can turn to for reliable talent.

How to Shrink the Skills and People Gaps

Sean Hackbarth
Competitiveness
Economic Growth
Education
Workforce Training
November 1, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Talent Forward 2018 - Above the Fold
There’s a lot of work to do and not enough skilled people to do it. That was the message U.S. Chamber President and CEO delivered at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Talent Forward event. “There’s no question that the American workforce is the finest in the world,” said Donohue. “But, if we are going to keep that advantage, if we are going to keep the promise of opportunity to future generations of Americans, we have some work to do.”

Digital Transformation is Changing Youth Perspectives on Business

Kayleigh Alexandra, Micro Startups
Education
Entrepreneurship
Postsecondary Education
Youth Employment
November 6, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship
Despite the accessibility of digital technology, there remains a notable disconnect between the tech-savvy and those struggling to find a place in the digital nation. This isn’t a problem that can be overcome with any urgency, but it’s imperative that the educational system continues to pivot curriculums towards digital skills. Programming, AI development, machine learning, analytics, data-driven strategy: if business is to adapt at all levels, it will need a formidable baseline of understanding.

Why the Apprenticeship Model is Succeeding in Corporate America

Robert Kress, Accenture
Elizabeth Ferruelo, Director of Foundation Relations, i.c.stars
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
October 25, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Blog Image - Apprenticeships
Many large organizations have this same challenge. And yet, there is a degree gap - “a discrepancy between the demand for a college degree in job postings and the employees who are currently in that job who have a college degree.” In an analysis of more than 26 million job postings, the degree gap was found to be significant, according to a study by Accenture, Harvard Business School, and Grads of Life. The study attributes degree inflation to two key factors: the fast-changing nature of many middle-skills jobs and employers’ misperceptions of the economics of investing in quality talent at the non-graduate level.

Investing in adult education is an economic catalyst

Reecie D. Stagnolia, Vice President for Adult Education, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
October 23, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Adult Education with COABE
How do we address America’s skill gap? Employers, economic and workforce developers, and educators are all asking this challenging question. Everything from health issues to incarceration rates to poverty is impacted by individuals’ educational attainment levels. In fact, there may be no better ‘return on investment’ than that which is made in adult education, particularly when it comes to addressing America’s competitive skills crisis.

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