Connecting Classroom and Career: Advancing Success through Skill Alignment

If a degree program doesn’t prepare graduates for careers related to their major, then something fundamental has gone wrong. A clearer understanding about which skills and majors make smooth transitions from school to work can enable better decisions about how to prepare students for the labor market and position education institutions for future success.In this session, we will share results from our latest research paper analyzing the difference between the skills taught at education institutions and the skills requested by employers. We will show how results vary by major and geography, and most importantly, demonstrate the impact of skill alignment on student labor market outcomes.