Learning for life : how continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy /: how continuous education will keep us competitive in the global knowledge economy. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jason Wingard and Michelle LaPointe.
• Other Names: Wingard, Jason; LaPointe, Michelle
• Contents: Acknowledgments -- Foreword / John Fallon, CEO, Pearson -- Preface -- The context -- How did we get here? a history of education and training in the united states -- Organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd) better skills, better jobs, better lives -- Educational providers -- Jpmorgan chase -- World economic forum -- Middlesex community college -- University of liverpool -- Employers -- Executive perspective: united technologies corporation -- Employee scholars program -- National football league (nfl) -- Aramark -- Boeing -- Jpmorgan chase -- Coordinating agencies -- Executive perspective : north carolina community college system -- National urban league -- Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching -- Africa-america institute -- Northern tier industry and education consortium -- Jobs for the future -- Swiss federal institute of technology -- The path forward -- What do we know about programs to support lifelong learning? -- What might an effective system of lifelong learning look like? -- Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : AMACOM--American Management Association
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 331.11; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Training; Labor supply -- Effect of education on; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations; Labor supply -- Effect of education on; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780814433645; 0814433642
• Related ISBNs: 9780814433638; 0814433634
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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