Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Skills Performance Report: Preparing Adults for a Brighter Future
| Title: | Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Skills Performance Report: Preparing Adults for a Brighter Future |
| Author: | Kelly, Patrick J. |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Price: | FREE |
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Like most Midwestern states, Indiana’s history is rooted in the pre-industrial and industrial economies
in which it competed quite well in the production, transportation, and agricultural industries. It now
stands at a crossroads, where it can embrace its past but must prepare for the challenges ahead. The
new road to success will rely largely on the creation and retention of knowledge-based jobs and the
skilled workers needed to fill them. Even within traditional industries like manufacturing and
extraction, low-skilled jobs are moving offshore or being replaced by technology, while the jobs
remaining require more education than ever before. A report from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, With Support from The Joyce Foundation |