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Workforce and the Future of Work

Explore strategies to bridge the attainment gap in Alabama, focusing on non-BA good jobs for older, low-income, and students of color. Understand the workforce landscape, wages, and challenges in workforce training and education in Alabama.

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Workforce and the Future of Work

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  1. Workforce and the Future of Work Presented by Chauncy Lennon, Ph.D. VP for the Future of Learning and Work Lumina Foundation Feb. 15, 2019

  2. Credentials

  3. Good Jobs That Pay Without A BA • GCEW has defined a good job as one that pays at least $35,000 for workers 25-44 and at least $45,000 for workers 45-64. • These jobs: • pay median earnings of $56,000 for workers with less than a BA • pay median earnings of $65,000 when including workers with a BA or higher

  4. 30 Million “Good Jobs That Pay Without A BA”

  5. Good Jobs That Pay Without a BA

  6. Good Jobs That Pay Without a BA

  7. Alabama • Workers with associate’s degrees increased their share of good jobs by 11 percentage points from 1991 to 2015 • High school graduates decreased their share of good jobs by 8 percentage points from 1991 to 2015

  8. Lumina Attainment Goal: 60 percent of Americans hold a credential beyond high school

  9. Alabama

  10. Alabama

  11. AL Non-BA Good Jobs Wages

  12. Older, Worker-Learners, Parents

  13. More Low-Income and Students of Color

  14. Persistence and Completion Challenges

  15. Attainment Gap: The 86.7 Million Opportunity • Traditional-Aged Students 24.2M • Students between the ages of 16 and 24 • Returning Adult Students 18.6M • Adults who have attended college but no degree or other credential • Adults with No Postsecondary Education 43.8M • Adults with no recognized postsecondary education beyond high school

  16. AL Attainment Gap

  17. AL Race and Ethnicity Attainment Gaps • Hispanic Attainment: 20% (Nat. average: 21.9%)  • American Indian: 33% (Nat. average: 24%)  • African American Attainment: 26% (Nat. average: 30%)  • White Attainment: 37.6% (Nat. average: 46.4%)  • Asian and Pacific Islanders Attainment: 58.3% (Nat: 61.7%)

  18. Skill Builders

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