Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover workforce, science and industrial policy, and labor topics. Edward (EJ) Ishman, an instructor at Central New Mexico ...

Degree apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL) represent innovative educational pathways that skilfully integrate academic instruction with practical workplace experience. These programmes are ...

At Mercy University, students have opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. Through internships, co-ops, clinical rotations, service learning, volunteer work, and student teaching, Mercy ...

Skills are having their time in the spotlight as more business leaders grapple with how to get the right skills into the places their organization needs them most. But the $8.5 trillion skills ...

Employers value relevant internship experience above most other attributes in two otherwise equally qualified job candidates. Students themselves want work-based learning opportunities. But not all ...

When Jesus Fabian and Alexis Serrano Embriz entered high school, the future felt wide open — and uncertain. Neither student was convinced college was for them. Both liked the idea of pursuing a trade: ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A free webinar series is helping educators and employers interested in work-based learning opportunities. Work-based learning is learning not done inside a classroom, but ...

With the disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, many community colleges are facing a time crunch packaging student financial aid. At the same time, community colleges ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) — Indiana high school students can now earn state-funded scholarships of up to $5,000 to seek work-based learning opportunities, according to Allen County lawmakers. Under the ...