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Postsecondary Education

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

Business Leads Fellowship Program, July 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

Business Leads Fellowship Program, April 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

Building a Career Services Culture on Campus

Ian Avington, Director of Career Services, College of Health Care Professions 
Lauren Cutrone, Senior Director of Career Services, College of Health Care Professions
Competitiveness
Education
Postsecondary Education
December 18, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
CHCP Career Services Culture
© College of Health Care Professions
Ask a group of students when they first used their school’s career services office, and you may hear that they stopped in sometime during their final semester. They may even say they made use of those services only during their last month. Even worse, many -- perhaps nearly half -- would say they never visited the office at all. It’s a worrying response that’s having an impact on students’ lives after graduation.

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
© The 74

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
© 2018 Getty Images
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
© 2018 Getty Images
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.

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
© 2018 Getty Images
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
© 2018 Getty Images
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.

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