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Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2012
The graduate of the Roofer apprenticeship program is a certified journeyperson who will be able to: (1) understand the principles and practices of roofing; (2) know the characteristics and to understand the actions and interactions of roofing materials; (3) interpret plans and specifications and to layout and develop projects accordingly; (4)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Structural Elements (Construction), Skilled Workers, Apprenticeships
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Britez, Rodrigo; Peters, Michael A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2010
This article discusses some of the issues that surround the internationalization of higher education as a way to open discussion about the construction of an alternative cosmopolitical vision of the university, necessary if the university is to fulfill any historic tasks concerning the creation of globally aware citizens. The authors indicate that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Global Approach, Cultural Pluralism
Stone, James R., III – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
In the midst of an economic recession, double digit unemployment rates, and financial bailouts lies a promise of economic recovery through investments and training for a green economy and green collar occupations. This article discusses the impact of the green revolution on job creation and on career and technical education (CTE). The green…
Descriptors: Skilled Workers, Sustainable Development, Vocational Education, Economic Development
Carnevale, Anthony P. – School Administrator, 2008
From the Civil War until the 1970s, the United States was the world's most successful mass-production economy, the very best at producing standardized goods and services at least cost and selling them at the lowest price. These mass-production successes required rigorous discipline and narrow skill. Final products and services were broken down…
Descriptors: Competition, Job Skills, Skilled Workers, Labor Needs
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Bersudskaya, Vera; Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Career and technical education (CTE) is a significant component of high school education. For the last several decades, more than 90 percent of public high school graduates have earned at least some credits in CTE, with graduates from the class of 2005 earning an average of 4.0 CTE credits (Hudson and Laird 2009; Levesque 2003; Levesque et al.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Skilled Workers, Employment Opportunities
Shatkin, Laurence – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
As America emerges from recession, certain industries are expected to grow particularly fast and will present many job opportunities for both young people and career changers. This article looks at these high-opportunity industries and the kinds of jobs they are expected to open up. In the global economy of the 21st century, many low-skill jobs…
Descriptors: Industry, Employment Opportunities, Young Adults, Career Change
Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2012
This paper aims to provide metro, state, and national policy makers with a better sense of the specific problems facing metropolitan labor markets. First, the analysis examines trends in the demand for educated labor and how a gap between education supply and demand is related to unemployment. Next, it attempts to distinguish between cyclical and…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Supply and Demand, Public Policy, Job Development
Hemmelman, Chris – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
One of the most important components to the discussion of emerging careers is the recognition that the American economy will need an increasingly skilled workforce. According to the recent report, "Help Wanted: Projections of Job and Education Requirements Through 2018," the American workforce will be in need of 22 million new college degrees as…
Descriptors: Career Education, Labor Force Development, Human Capital, Demand Occupations
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Smetherham, Claire; Fenton, Steve; Modood, Tariq – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2010
One of the themes of the recent sociology of higher education has been the globalisation of knowledge and the professional transfer of scientists and researchers. In this paper we show how these transfers of people and knowledge are disproportionately characteristic of: (a) some institutions; and (b) some cost centres. We argue that universities…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, Skilled Workers, Foreign Countries
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Carnevale, Anthony; Smith, Nicole; Strohl, Jeff – Community College Journal, 2013
By 2020, 65 percent of all jobs in the economy will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school. That's a pretty strong statement in defense of the value of higher education in this country. But it will mean little unless the nation's colleges and universities--and, specifically, community colleges--can produce more workers…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Educational Indicators
Rothwell, Jonathan – Brookings Institution, 2013
Workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields play a direct role in driving economic growth. Yet, because of how the STEM economy has been defined, policymakers have mainly focused on supporting workers with at least a bachelor's (BA) degree, overlooking a strong potential workforce of those with less than a BA. This report…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Knowledge Economy, Skilled Workers, Skilled Occupations
Achieve, Inc., 2012
The U.S. workforce has undergone significant changes in the past few decades. Increasingly sophisticated technology, changes in the structure of the economy and the growing global marketplace have resulted in employers putting a higher premium than ever on educated workers. Much has been said about the importance of increasing the labor supply for…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Futures (of Society), Social Change, Job Skills
Ipsen, Catherine – Rural Institute, 2012
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies provide a range of services to help people with disabilities become employed. How services are delivered, however, depends on several factors including client interests and abilities as well as economic opportunities within the local community. For better or worse, rural and urban clients face vastly…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Vocational Rehabilitation, Rural Areas, Economic Opportunities
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Holmes, Janet; Marra, Meredith – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2011
Narratives are often overlooked in workplace talk, but they contribute in crucial ways to relationship building and identity construction in workplace interaction. In this article we analyse narratives told by skilled migrants from non-English-speaking backgrounds during a workplace internship conducted as part of a Workplace Communication course.…
Descriptors: Migrants, Story Telling, Personal Narratives, Workshops
Ellner, Jerry; Tkaczyk, Jan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2010
Educators must prepare today's youth not only for jobs requiring a four-year college experience, but also for careers that demand more than a high school diploma but something other than a traditional university degree. This is why technical schools can be a viable option for training students with skills needed for a particular type of…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
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