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Why higher ed needs to get on board with micro-credentials

University Business

Schools can motivate a student base lacking purpose by exposing them to opportunities built with direct input from the industries they aspire to join after graduating. The majority worked in finance (14%), followed by healthcare (13%) and manufacturing (12%).

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Innovations in Engineering Education and Practice: The Engineering New Zealand Perspective

Creatrix Campus

With technological advancements, new industry demands, and changing societal needs, it is essential for engineers to have the skills and knowledge to solve complex problems and create sustainable solutions. It can also help universities tailor their curriculum to industry demands, making graduates more competitive in the job market.

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3 competencies that take a chief human resource officer from tactical to strategic

EAB

If you are looking to hire a CHRO, update your job description to incorporate these competencies and consider candidates from other industries such as healthcare and/or functional areas like marketing that are well-aligned with them. Next steps for senior leaders. IT for data analytics, marketing for storytelling).

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have supported Latinx faculty in continuing professional development through HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities),” says CSULB President Dr. Jane Close Conoley. “We Many of those move to healthcare providers that deliver care in Spanish.” We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.”

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Study Business in the Ivy League – Expert Advice

Great College Advice

So, it wasn’t until the 19th century that Europeans and Americans began thinking of teaching university courses that were directly relevant to both agriculture (where most Americans were employed at the time) and to the advances of the Industrial Age (and the rise of engineering as a discipline).

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. Camille has been at Post University in a variety of capacities since 2011.

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Why Quality & Rigor Matter In Dual Enrollment

Parchment

And so they need to be at the table for federal and state policy conversations as the folks that are often tasked to implement those policies to kind of ground truth and make sure that what is developed makes sense, moves objectives forward in a way that is thoughtful and manageable for the field. How much of these funds can we untether?