The looming labor shortage means a sustainable path to the middle class is in the trades, rather than in a college education (nearing half-a-million dollars for a bachelor’s degree at a state school in 2035) financed by loans.
Instead of asking “what’s going to change in 10 years?”, ask:
“What’s NOT going to change in 10 years?”
Answer: demand for skilled labor in the trades, plumbers, electricians, etc
#education #EdTech #vocational #CareerManagement #skills #labor
These @EU_Eurostat statistics are actually significant for #EU members' future competitiveness. It shows the percentage of young professionals having either earned at least one academic degree or completed #vocational training.
" The highest rates of those aged 25-34 with tertiary #education in 2022 in the EU in:
Ireland (62%)
Luxembourg (61%)
Cyprus (59%)
Lowest in:Romania (25%)
Italy (29%)
Hungary (32%)"
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Definitions:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/edat1_esms.htm
Andrew Thorne will be #ShowingOff his #CookingSkills to the world at the 2023 #Abilympics next week.
He's one of five #NovaScotians who will be taking part at the #quadrennial #vocational #SkillsCompetition for #PeopleWithDisabilities being held this year in #Metz #France from March 23-25.
The 2023 #competition will be the 10th #international Abilympics. The first was first held in Japan in 1981.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6782244
Excited to be sharing our Association for Learning Technology / Ufi VocTech Trust AmplifyFE 'Insights' research.
A six-month study on 'what works' when designing and deploying #FE #Vocational #edtech for learners impacted by the #digitaldivide which sought opinions from successful learning designers right across the sector.
Video summary here: https://lnkd.in/eB98yEcU
Full report here: https://lnkd.in/eNajPcHy