SXSW EDU 2019
Unstuck in the Middle: Closing the Skills Gap
Description:
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
- Understand the role of middle-skill jobs in the American economy -- and the persistent challenge of training individuals to succeed in these positions
- Gain perspective on the power of innovative middle-skill training models from the students who have taken advantage of these models themselves.
- Learn about the policies and strategies being implemented by policymakers and employers in order to close middle skill gaps.
Speakers
- Katie Spiker, Senior Federal Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition
- Markcus Perez, Associate, DXL
- Deanna Levito, recent graduate, Penn Foster
- Erica Pandey, Reporter, Axios
Organizer
Ben Watsky, Chief of Staff, Whiteboard Advisors
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