Education & Workforce Development
Education & Workforce Development Committee
NJBIA members must have access to a well-trained and educated workforce. This is why education and workforce development is so critical. Our most recent Business Outlook Survey shows entry-level employees generally lack employability skills. These skills include writing, verbal communication, critical thinking and time management. There is also a technical skills gap, particularly in manufacturing.
In 2018 NJBIA released The Education Equation: Strategies for Retaining and Attracting New Jersey’s Future Workforce. It outlines strategies to prepare New Jersey’s future workforce. It also focuses attention on building a dynamic brand for New Jersey higher education and how to build career readiness standards into all curriculum of K-16 education.
NJBIA works with academia, government and our members to ensure that programs are developed and implemented. These programs strengthen the state’s workforce pipeline and closes the existing skills gap. Thanks to these efforts, several programs have already been implemented.
If you have questions, please contact Althea Ford at aford@njbia.org.
Committee Meetings Contact AltheaEducation & Workforce Development News
Steve Adubato Looks at How Apprenticeships Are Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders
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Home Helpers Partners with Vocational School to Address Caregiver Shortages
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NJDOL Announces Statewide Apprenticeship Degree Initiative
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NJ Council of County Colleges Applauds Restoration of Funding
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MYB This Weekend: NJBioFutures’ Workforce Solutions for Life Sciences, Biomanufacturing
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Operation Restoration: Workforce Funding and the FY26 State Budget
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MYB This Weekend: The Rise of the NJ Film Academy
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Percentage of Working Age Adults with Some College, No Credential Rises
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Legislation to Streamline Certification Path for CTE Teachers Advances
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Positive Progress for NJ Pathways Program
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RVCC to Offer New Program Focusing on Data Science
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RVCC Automotive Technology Program Presented with Award from National Organization
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NJBIA Testimony On Legislation to Modify the Schoo ...
On behalf of our members that make NJBIA the largest, most impactful association representing job creators in New Jersey, we support S-3917 (Gopal) wi ...
Read More »NJBIA Testimony on Charter School Program Act of 1 ...
On behalf of our member companies that make the New Jersey Business & Industry Association the largest, most impactful statewide association repre ...
Read More »NJBIA Testimony Regarding the School Funding Formu ...
We thank Chairman Gopal and the members of the Senate Education Committee for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding New Jersey’s school fundin ...
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