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Big Changes in Vermont's Workforce Ahead |
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Although right now the biggest problem on the employment front is simply too few jobs,
if we look a little further down the road Vermont has a much bigger challenge:
too few educated workers to carry the load.
According to THE NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION: LINKING LEARNING TO EARNING IN VERMONT, "more than two-thirds of the 25 occupations expected to grow the fastest in Vermont between now and 2012 will require postsecondary training... In contrast, 80 percent of the 25 occupations projected to decline during that period are those requiring only a high school diploma or on-the-job training."
So you'll need a better education just to do the work of the state. But, "even if the high school graduation rates remain stable, the number of students pursuing postsecondary education will likely decrease," and "The problem will be exacerbated if large numbers of college- bound and
college-educated Vermonters continue to leave the state and are not replaced by similarly
educated out-of-state workers" Got your attention? It's not all bad news, though. Read the report to see the suggestions about how to get ready for the change.
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