We keep talking about the importance of skills. But are we willing to do the really difficult work? ... #skillsbasededucation requires a means of determining which skills students are ACTUALLY LEARNING in various programs, not just what is listed on a curriculum overview. #skillsbasedhiring requires knowing what skills are ACTUALLY REQUIRED for the job rather than what is on recycled job descriptions. This work is difficult, detailed, and cannot be done in silos. Both sides of this market have to make the shift. But if we do it... we open the world to so many people who are disadvantaged by our current system. It's worth the work.
Workforce Talent Educators Association is doing the work to understand student skill attainment in all types of learning environments.
Michael Bettersworth and SkillsEngine are doing the infrastructure work necessary to make this shift possible.
Do you think there will be free education for every single person, young and old, to build up a new set of skills and enter the job market with confidence?
Rod H. Danan
2 年
Keep it up Jenn!! The tides are turning thanks to people like you.
Arthur Scherer
2 年
Engineers and architects have lots of education and degrees but, little to no field experience. They think that just because the computer says something will fit or work means they are correct but, it doesn't always happen that way.
Love this.
#lifelonglearning #skillsdevelopment
Outcomes-Based Quality Assurance for Postsecondary Education
2 年Byron Auguste and Opportunity@Work are leading the charge on changing employer perceptions of candidates who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARS). Check out this amazing conversation with Tyler Cowen to understand better how this shift can benefit us. https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/byron-auguste/