Bu Nicholas Wyman. New and emerging technologies are redefining the nature of work and job skills at a pace that demands a parallel transformation in education. Sixty-five percent of children starting school today will need skills for jobs that don’t yet exist, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Youth unemployment runs high even as […]

Image: Uber-owned Otto is perfecting the technology that will let trucks drive themselves. Source: Tony Avelar/AP There’s no shortage of studies and analysis suggesting that robots can potentially take our jobs. But exactly how far away are we from losing our livelihoods to automation? Artificial intelligence experts with the BBC surveyed 352 scientists about automation, […]

Source: Fortune Magazine – http://fortune.com/2017/06/18/donald-trump-apprenticeships-programs-executive-order-millennials-news/ On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to substantially increase the number of U.S. apprenticeships from the current 500,000 (minuscule for the size of the economy) by doubling the amount the government spends on apprenticeship programs. Trump’s emphasis on this plan is cause for optimism that he will […]

Skills expert Nicholas Wyman speaks with Forbes Social media Editor Kim Horner in the first webinar event of a series called ‘Level Up’ Nicholas Wyman is a workforce development and skills expert, author, speaker and CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation. Nicholas is a leader in developing skills-building, mentorship and apprenticeship programs […]

By 2025, two million jobs will be unfilled because U.S. companies won’t be able to find the skilled labor they need. Many of these jobs provide a middle-class salary — some pay six figures annually — and don’t require a four-year-degree. How to get one of these jobs? Apprenticeships. This age-old practice with origins in […]