Future-Proofing Careers: Adopting a Skills-Based Approach to Higher Education with Kacey Thorne

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WGU Sage Advice with Chris Bonnell

Western Governors University

18 episodes

7 months ago

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2. Join our Sage Advice hosts, Chris Bonnell and Emma Salomon, for this series’ wrap-up episode. Join Chris and Emma as they revisit some of their favorite moments, such as: - Teaching students market-ready skills - Preparing the next generation of cyber security experts - Combatting the teacher shortage and the nursing shortage - Empowering students from diverse backgrounds - Developing microskills Chris Bonnell is the Vice President of Exte...

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Future-Proofing Careers: Adopting a Skills-Based Approach to Higher Education with Kacey Thorne

WGU Sage Advice with Chris Bonnell

38 minutes

1 year ago

Future-Proofing Careers: Adopting a Skills-Based Approach to Higher Education with Kacey Thorne

In this episode of Sage Advice, host Chris Bonnell is joined by Kacey Thorne, Senior Director of Skills Architecture at Western Governors University. Join them as they: - Highlight the importance of skills in a rapidly changing job market - Explore aligning educational models with workforce demands and how WGU is leading the way in skills-based hiring - Explain the need to make degrees more valuable through a skills-based approach Kacey has been at WGU for eleven years and currently o...