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A private two-year college leans into its vocational roots to prepare students for high-paying, high-demand careers. Also, new research on how U.S. workers layer apprenticeships and degrees, and essays on how Workforce Pell gets ROI only half right, and on why people need to be at the center of the skills-based economy. The post Ties to Industry appeared first on Work Shift.

Data in and of itself is not the goal. It's understanding the story the data tell and giving policymakers, educators, and students better information to act on. The post Why Care About Noncredit Data? Motivations to Collect Noncredit Data appeared first on Work Shift.

With half a term left, the Trump administration still needs to see major growth in registered apprenticeship to meet its big goal of 1M active apprentices. The post One Million Apprentices, Two Years to Go appeared first on Work Shift.

Marek Laco answers questions about the administration’s goal to hit 1M registered apprentices and shares thoughts on the progress to date. Also, views from across the pond on the U.S. push for apprenticeship degrees, an idea for tapping Labor Department data to spur innovation, and Bill Gates on reserving jobs for humans. The post One Million Apprentices appeared first on Work Shift.

Rachel Lipson calls for policies to help early-career workers, even if the AI jobs shock is limited. Also, Anthropic analyzes research on whether worker retraining can meet the moment, how degree apprenticeships from EDvance College help early childhood educators earn more, and an essay on why big workforce problems require small solutions. The post No-Regrets Bets appeared first on Work Shift.