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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Boggs By 2031, 72%of the jobs in the U.S. Accompanying the skills gap is a serious employment equity issue. Expansion of dual enrollment programs and credit for prior learning as well as enhanced student support services along with equity in funding support will make it possible to meet the challenges ahead. Dr. George R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Mahon offers a different perspective on how to diversify the nursing profession and increase health equity: boost ADN programs.

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