In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment. The study includes results from both an in-depth survey conducted during April and May 2006 and interviews with a sampling of a dozen HR and other senior executives.
In addition, a workforce readiness report card is included which provides a summary of the basic knowledge and applied skills that are either "deficient" or "excellent" in those areas that employer
respondents rate as "very important".
Employer respondents focus on Creativity/Innovation as an increasingly important future skill coincides with numerous reports that emphasize the capacity to innovate as the single most important element in maintaining US competitiveness. The Council on Competitiveness warns that companies that do not embrace innovation as a core business value will fall to global competition. The Council further notes that innovation is inherently multidisciplinary in nature and observes that the realms of science, politics, culture, business, health care and education are becoming increasingly intertwined.
In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management conducted an in-depth study of the corporate perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workforce by level of educational attainment.
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