Universities failing in skills-based, job prep programs, study finds

Few four-year universities are taking steps to develop skills-based education programs to prepare students for jobs, a new study by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning found.

The findings contrast with a recent series of College Fix analyses that found an increase in ideological education efforts – namely diversity, equity, and inclusion – at universities in recent years.

The skills education study, published last week, found that most colleges and universities, 86 percent, believe programs that build specific career skills are important, but only 22 percent said their institutions have competency-based frameworks in place throughout their programs that define and facilitate these skills.