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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Why healthcare? Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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Illinois college offering paid 8-week internships to unemployed suburban residents

University Business

The partnership with Opportunity Works connects participants with eight-week paid internships in high-demand industries like transportation, distribution and logistics, information technology, manufacturing, and healthcare. The internships pay $15 per hour for 25 hours per week.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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Canadian Careers In Demand: 2023-2031

Study and Go Abroad

General farm workers Nursery and greenhouse workers Harvesting labourers Aquaculture and marine harvest Logging and forestry Careers in processing, manufacturing, and utilities Careers in these fields may require comparatively less education than many others above.

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Education security officials ‘unprepared to cope’ should a cyberattack occur, report

University Business

” The survey gathered the opinion of 1,600 chief information security officers (CISO) across different sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector.

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

University Business

The majority worked in finance (14%), followed by healthcare (13%) and manufacturing (12%). The post Why higher ed needs to get on board with micro-credentials appeared first on University Business.

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Did emergency funding create a crutch for the Connecticut college system?

University Business

Academic programs in manufacturing and healthcare can be taking a hit, too, which he wages will directly impact the state’s economy.