The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Data, Research and Advanced Analytics team and EMSI labor market analytics firm will host a webinar May 28 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET to review the findings of a recent engineering sector analysis for the state of Kentucky. The results showed a growing demand for Kentucky engineers and those in engineering-related fields, thanks to the past job market and more competitive salaries.
Policy and campus partners, as well as business groups, the media and the public, are invited to participate. Participants can ask questions during the webinar by posting in the comment section below the video.
Registration is available at http://cpe.ky.gov/data/webinars.html.
The webinar includes:
- Job growth projections
- Comparing the annual number of job openings and graduates
- Alumni migration analysis
- Wages
- Recommendations for academic progress
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The Council on Postsecondary Education is leading efforts to get more Kentuckians more highly educated. By 2030, at least 60% of working-age adults in Kentucky will need to have earned a postsecondary education degree or credential to meet expected workforce demands.