College and business leaders often refer to a “skills gap” — a shortage of qualified candidates to fill open jobs — or debate whether such a gap exists. What’s clear is that students who enroll in college, whether straight out of high school or at some juncture in their working lives, face a lack of information about which academic programs will lead to given career paths. And those programs may not prepare them for an evolving economy.
Last month The Chronicle invited five experts to our office, in Washington, for a roundtable discussion on integrating career development into the educational experience. They considered how to expand models of work-based learning and promote opportunities for all students.
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