IgnitED: Addressing Workforce Gaps through Adult Education
In this edition of IgnitED, we explore addressing workforce shortages through innovative higher education approaches, revolutionizing career readiness via tech-driven, work-based learning programs, and accelerating efforts in digital credentialing practices for enhanced opportunities.
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Addressing Workforce Gaps through Adult Education
Workforce shortages are profoundly impacting our communities. Addressing this crisis involves rethinking higher education to better serve the more than 40 million adults with some college experience but no degree, offering pathways to help them complete their education and fill critical employment needs.
Revolutionizing Career Readiness: The Role of Tech in Work-Based Learning Programs
Amidst the challenges of an evolving job market, many students feel unprepared as entry-level positions disappear with the rise of AI. Innovative solutions, like work-based learning programs, are emerging to connect learners with real-world experiences and prepare them for career success.
Hallmarks of Excellence in Credential & Skills Innovation: Unlocking Pathways to Opportunity
A new platform is changing how individuals navigate their educational and professional paths. The WGU Achievement Wallet leverages linked open data to provide a clear view of skills and credentials, empowering learners to identify opportunities and bridge skills gaps effectively.
Progress by WGU President Scott Pulsipher
Higher Ed is eagerly embracing new applications of artificial intelligence. To realize the tech's potential, a smart AI investment strategy should embrace dual transformation.
News We're Reading
Forbes: As Some Question Higher Ed's Value, Colleges Work to Fix the ‘Time Trap’
Only an estimated 62% of high school graduates will enroll in college next fall, sparking questions about the remaining 40 million Americans who've dropped out and the evolving notion that the cost of education extends beyond tuition to encompass the "time trap" of lost workforce opportunities.
The Hechinger Report: To Support Underserved Students, Four-Year Universities Offer Two-Year Associate Degrees
Two-year associate degrees have long been offered almost exclusively at community colleges, but the model is picking up steam at private, nonprofit four-year universities nationwide.
