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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"Partnering Business & Education to Better Align Workforce Needs"



At the recent 2nd Annual Governor's Forum on Education & Workforce Training in Richmond, Virginia, a panel of distinguished educators and business leaders discussed the need for businesses and higher education institutions to partner and work towards common goals with training our future workforce.



Here are some statistics to support this critical alignment;






  • Currently VA graduates about 56, 690 students from higher education institutions annually. This number needs to almost double to 100,000 graduates by the year 2025, in order to reach the goal set by Governor McDonnell.



  • 29% of VA college attendees graduate with a Bachelor's degree or higher each year.



  • Sadly, over 50,000 individuals (18 years old) in VA lack a GED.



Education must address business needs with regards to the future job market curriculum and skill sets that are necessary in order for college graduates to be highly trained and qualified to fill the job positions available.




What can education and businesses do to continue to improve the alignment of workforce needs?







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