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We were busy working on three related articles on the future of learner record keeping and the nascent seemingly rapid-growing technologies for sharing skills, credentials, and competencies between learners and employers.
CLRs in higher education are in an early stage of development. A growing list of colleges and universities and third-party intermediaries are working meticulously to make CLRs part and parcel of a new way to record official college transcripts that more accurately and fully validate individuals’ skills and competencies.
A Jobs for the Future Labs (JFFLabs) market scan described how digital wallets bring a promise of meaningful, high-tech, life-long connections between employers and workers.
A panel of four professionals from Kennesaw State University (KSU) delivered a highly informative and useful presentation at a March 2, 2022 session of the IMS Global Digital Credentials Summit titled "Knocking Down Silos: An Institutional Microcredentialing Approach.“
To learn how employers and employees view and value alternative credentials, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the SHRM Foundation, sponsored by the Walmart Foundation, conducted research during the summer of 2021. They surveyed U.S. executives, supervisors, HR professionals and workers with no direct reports.
Currently, job openings outnumber workers in the United States with only 0.76 workers for every opening, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns. This is a dramatic decrease compared to the 20 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic when the United States averaged 2.5 available workers per job opening. Recovery will require orchestrated workforce development efforts.
The 2022 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape.
There has been a rise in employee lawsuits demanding reimbursement for extra expenses triggered by remote work, such as Internet, printing or temperature regulation costs which could amount to as much as $5,000 a year.
The selected resources continue to highlight the pivotal role HR is playing in improving work culture and shaping the hybrid workplace as well as how the increased use of data is delivering positive outcomes for employees, leaders and companies.
The university’s partnership with doTerra, which sells essential oils, raises questions about how a university’s stamp of approval can help these companies obscure an exploitative business model.
According to Riipen — a Vancouver, BC company launched in 2013 that publishes an online marketplace focused on connecting employers to students with demonstrable job-ready skills, in the current labor market — “learners lack access to opportunities to gain and demonstrate the skills employers most need and find few opportunities to connect with prospective employers.“
Workforce Monitor is published with the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University. We comb through all the erudite literature on Workforce Development issues, trends, and strategies as they relate to the world of education. We then synthesize our favorite research into concise summaries and feature articles, covering this broad landscape in a way that can save you time.
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