SXSW EDU 2019

Unstuck in the Middle: Closing the Skills Gap

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Doom-and-gloom pronouncements about the country’s skills gap often don’t mention middle-skilled jobs, which require education beyond high school, but not a four-year degree. They should. These jobs account for more than half of the United States’ labor market, but less than half of the country’s workers are trained to the middle-skill level. Learn from the leaders and thinkers who are tackling this skills gap -- and from the students who embody the impact of new efforts to close it.


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Takeaways

  1. Understand the role of middle-skill jobs in the American economy -- and the persistent challenge of training individuals to succeed in these positions
  2. Gain perspective on the power of innovative middle-skill training models from the students who have taken advantage of these models themselves.
  3. Learn about the policies and strategies being implemented by policymakers and employers in order to close middle skill gaps.

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Ben Watsky, Chief of Staff, Whiteboard Advisors


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