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College Hiring Dips, But Most Employers Will Maintain or Increase Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research shows industries with large decreases in hiring this year include chemical (pharmaceutical) manufacturers, which planned a hiring increase of slightly more than 30% last year but expect to decrease hiring by almost 13% for the Class of 2024. this year compared to -4.6% last year), utilities (0.3% compared to -16.6%).

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. In biomanufacturing, biological materials and systems are used to make everything from pharmaceuticals to cosmetics and food. I’m optimistic that we can get growth past 25%” he said.

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Breathing with double lungs: How higher education can thrive in a changing market

University Business

Higher education is at a crossroads that demands immediate action: We must innovate with new revenue streams or face the adverse effects of an impending enrollment cliff. Operating with healthy double lungs, our institutions can adapt to changing market conditions as we enter a new era of higher education.

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Workplace Learning: A Follow-up

eLiterate

” I suspect we have a complementary problem with the competency movement in higher education, particularly where it claims to intersect with job skills. L&D for manufacturing line workers is very different than L&D for pharmaceutical chemists. The same is true in higher education, of course.