More than three-quarters of employees said they learned more in six months at their job than in their entire four-year education, according to Hult International Business School and Workplace Intelligence.
Fueled by million-dollar grants, the experiential learning opportunity is funneling students across the country into cybersecurity, a industry that's desperate for skilled technicians.
Workplace etiquette training can help recent college graduates build their communication skills and ability to receive feedback—and know when to use their phones, according to a new manager survey from Intelligent.
The curse of a sole focus on vocationalism comes as a reaction to corporate leaders and their willing collaborators in state legislatures who think it is either difficult or impractical to interest students in the liberal arts or, heaven forbid, that it might make them into informed voters.
Completion-goals funding will push public higher education and state policymakers to address the region's labor market needs together, in turn boosting graduates' return on investment and improving the economy, according to Complete College America.
About a fifth of business leaders believe educators are to blame. Ithaca College professor Dr. Diane Gayeski, however, believes they can't be more wrong.
With a thoughtful and learner-centric approach to education, institutions can continue to support students and faculty no matter who or where they are.
