JOB TRAINING & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
In Focus
"See more clearly when you are informed"
Job Training and Workforce Development are services intended to facilitate job placement and career advancement with a focus on applicant gaps or organization needs. Continual learning and training can help employees achieve goals and stay competitive in their field. Below you will find key terms, statistics, and other useful tools to understand and talk about Job Training Programs & Workforce Development. If you would like to know more, consider coming to an IYC event. Our next one can be found below in the section labeled Our Events. We host them virtually, on a wide range of topics, discussing policy, civics, and current events.
Key Terms You Should Know
Continuous Learning:
Self-motivated education to improve skills & expand experiences; lifelong learning.
Soft Skills:
Non-technical skills such as teamwork, communication, & creativity, that are hard to automate & that apply across professions. AKA Human Skills.
Cycle of Poverty:
The phenomenon wherein families living in poverty remain impoverished for 3+ generations due to limited resources & opportunities. Some states provide job readiness training to help break this cycle.
Professional Development:
Learning and training for career specific goals & advancement that enable employees to stay competitive in their field.
Workforce Development:
Training services intended to facilitate job placement & career advancement with a focus on applicant gaps or org. need.
Moments In History
2000 BC - Trade apprenticeships traced back to Egypt..
1917 - Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act provided federal support for vocational education..
2020 - Covid pandemic shutdowns increase use of e-learning platforms such as Coursera..
1800s - Need for workers during the Industrial Revolution leads to 1st classroom training for adults..
1939-1944 - In response to WWII, Job Instruction Training (JIT) Programs and, later, the GI Bill were enacted..
Statistics
According to the National Pest Management Association, 50% of existing skilled workers are retiring within the next 10 years.
According to the Zippia Research Team, If companies invested in learning and development, 45% of employees would stay at their companies longer.
According to the 2021 World Economic Forum Report, by 2030, 85 million are jobs anticipated to go unfilled due to lack of skilled workers
According to PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2024, 74% of working individuals report they are ready to continue learning to remain employable.
According to the Zippia Research Team, 70% of workers learn relevant skills on the job
Notable Names
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Michelle Obama
Malcolm Knowles
Robert Reich
David C. Banks
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Further Resources
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