Sunday, February 18, 2018

As companies step up to train workers in rapidly changing technologies, can universities keep up? - Patti Zarling, Education Dive

Apple's co-founder joins growing pool of tech wonks launching independent programs to fill skills gap. Steve “Woz" Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple, has joined a growing pool of business leaders looking to take matters to upgrade higher education to meet the needs of today’s tech industries into his own hands. As businesses — including those outside of Silicon Valley — require employees with specialized computer, engineering and tech skills, alternative education programs are popping up to provide training for 21st century jobs some say traditional colleges, mired in 19th century teaching styles, aren’t prepared to meet. https://www.educationdive.com/news/as-companies-step-up-to-train-workers-in-rapidly-changing-technologies-can/514208/