Efforts underway to ensure Indiana’s employees develop foundation skills along with technical expertise An organization’s workforce recruiting efforts typically focus on technical skills and industry knowledge. But experts say there’s more to finding the right worker than looking at a resume. Individuals with hiring responsibilities say soft skills are in demand. That includes the ability …
Working together to build 21st-century workforce will fuel innovation, diversity, talent There’s an African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” As Indiana works to fill more than 1 million jobs during the next decade, attracting, developing and connecting talent for a 21st-century workforce has …
Advanced manufacturing employment in Indiana now features more than 540,000 workers employed in the sector, the highest employment level since 2001, according to a new report from Detroit-based LIFT—Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute. Employer demand spiked in Indiana, growing by 30 percent between the second quarter of 2018 and third quarter of …
Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University are partnering to help students in high-demand professions earn four-year degrees more efficiently. The colleges in a joint statement said the collaboration will provide a seamless, cost-effective degree pathway for students in high-demand, high-value careers. Full-time students in select programs can complete an associate degree through Ivy Tech …
