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From the Industrial Revolution to the dot-com bust, technological disruptions follow recognizable patterns—but the speed and breadth of AI may be unprecedented

Agents of Change Series Showcases Stories of People and Organizations Challenging Traditional Thinking in Education and Workforce Training THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –  SynED, a national non-profit focused on workforce education, today released Agents of Change Volume 5: How One Community’s Resiliency Reshaped Its Economy, the fifth in a series of reports that provide a roadmap

The California Mayors Cyber Cup Far North Region was made possible by the generous funding from the Sacramento County Office of Education Strong Workforce Program. The event was seamlessly designed, managed, and executed by synED, a California non-profit organization demonstrating their commitment to fostering cybersecurity talent in the region.

Elk Grove, California – June 20, 2023 – Elk Grove, California, celebrated local brilliance as Franklin High School’s ‘Team Half Dome’ triumphed at the 5th annual NorCalCyber Mayors Cup – Greater Sacramento Region. The team’s remarkable victory was highlighted as they presented the perpetual trophy to Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen at a City Council meeting. The

Temecula, CA – May 23, 2023 – Temecula City once again showcased its rising cybersecurity stars at the fifth annual California Mayors Cyber Cup – Inland Empire/Desert Region. In a memorable ceremony at the city council meeting, the triumphant ‘Crypto Scammer’ team proudly presented the perpetual trophy to Mayor Zak Schwank. The five victorious team

Sacramento County Office of Education and Inland Empire/Desert Regional Consortium – Strong Workforce Program Host the 5th Annual Regional California Mayors Cyber Cup.

Agents of Change Series Showcases Stories of People and Organizations Challenging Traditional Thinking in Education and Workforce Training THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –  SynED, a national non-profit focused on education, today released Agents of Change Volume 4: How a New Apprenticeship Model May Finally Bridge the Tech Hiring Gap, the fourth in a series of reports

Agents of Change Series Showcases Stories of People and Organizations Solving Decades-Old Challenges in Education and Workforce Training Systems THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –  SynED, a national non-profit focused on education, today released Agents of Change: San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence, the third in a series of reports that provide a roadmap on how individuals,

Today synED, a national non-profit organization that identifies emerging best practices for effective articulation between employers, job seekers, and education providers, announced that Kevin Nolten, Director of Academic Outreach for CYBER.ORG, is this month’s CyberHero. Kevin leads CYBER.ORG, a national nonprofit based in Bossier City, Louisiana, that seeks to empower educators as they prepare the next generation to succeed in

Today synED, a national non-profit organization that identifies emerging best practices for effective articulation between employers, job seekers, and education providers, announced that Luis Plascencia, a Computer Science student at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), is this month’s CyberHero. Luis is a third-year student at Cal Poly and a native of the nearby coastal

ReportOUT looks at theories behind Team-Based Learning (TBL), offers insights on social learning and how games and competitions can boost learning   THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. –  SynED, a national non-profit focused on education, today released ReportOUT, a quarterly publication that highlights innovative educational initiatives that promise different perspectives and lasting changes, with its latest edition entitled “Back

Falling enrollments during the pandemic revealed a looming crisis for America’s colleges and universities. Faith in the value of higher education is suffering the greatest decline in recent history. An accelerating pace of change promises this trend will come to a head sooner rather than later, driven by the mega factors of technology and economics.

SHREVEPORT, La. — Attendees at the 2019 Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) will have the opportunity to take the skills they learn with them long after they leave Bossier Parish Community College. Digital badges, or micro credentials, are a graphical representation of a person’s abilities and competencies, combined with a verifiable description of the knowledge

California Cyberhub moves under Cyber-Guild™ Umbrella Thousand Oaks, CA – 15 July 2019 – In line with requests from both other states across the nation and international audiences, synED, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization is pleased to announce the reorganization of their pillar program for Cybersecurity Awareness. California Cyberhub will become a component of a parent program named Cyber-Guild™ to better

SynED Explores How Microcredentials can Benefit Students, Job Seekers, and Employers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Thanks to services like Zip Recruiter and Indeed, the job search process is harnessing the power of AI to screen candidates and match them with available jobs. To keep pace with the change, resumes are becoming

Originally Posted On: singularityhub.com In the past few years, artificial intelligence has advanced so quickly that it now seems hardly a month goes by without a newsworthy AI breakthrough. In areas as wide-ranging as speech translation, medical diagnosis, and gameplay, we have seen computers outperform humans in startling ways. This has sparked a discussion about how AI will impact

Originally Posted On: singularityhub.com You’re driving along the highway when, suddenly, a person darts out across the busy road. There’s speeding traffic all around you, and you have a split second to make the decision: do you swerve to avoid the person and risk causing an accident? Do you carry on and hope to miss them?

Originally Posted On: techrepublic.com The explosion of data in consumer and business spaces can place our productivity at risk. There are ways you can resist drowning in data. The pace of data creation steadily increases as technology becomes more and more ingrained in people’s lives and continues to evolve. According to Forbes.com last May, “there are

Originally Posted On: informationweek.com There might be a better, knowledge management-based, way to conduct the US Census, according to a group of university researchers. Consider for a minute whether the best way to collect important data is to mail 125 million (or so) paper forms, often to “Current Occupant,” and to then follow up with humans carrying clipboards

Originally Posted On: informationweek.com When hiring gets tough, IT leaders get strategic. Here’s how successful organizations seize the experts their competitors’ only wish they could land. The technology industry’s unemployment rate is well below the national average, forcing companies to compete aggressively for top talent. When presented with a range of recruitment strategies by a recent

Originally Posted On: techrepublic.com Three jobs completely new to the IT industry will be data trash engineer, virtual identity defender, and voice UX designer, according to Cognizant. With technology flooding the enterprise, many people fear the emergence of tech will take over their jobs. However, tech like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will actually create

Originally Posted On: news.fiu.edu Some skills are considered too “small” or specific to become a degree program and aren’t often listed on a student’s academic transcript. Yet, it’s a collection of these very skills that employers know are a big deal in the rapidly-changing 21st century workforce. This is where badges come in. These digital icons

Originally Posted On: edsource.org No degree means diminished opportunities, study finds Millions of Californians who began their college education but never finished deserve special support and policy changes to help get them across the finish line later in life, a new report urges. The study from the non-partisan California Competes organization estimates that 4 million Californians,

Originally Posted On: technologyreview.com Online versions of college courses are attracting hundreds of thousands of students, millions of dollars in funding, and accolades from university administrators. Is this a fad, or is higher education about to get the overhaul it needs? Written By: Nicholas Carr A hundred years ago, higher education seemed on the verge of a

Originally Posted On: informationweek.com Amazon recently proved it isn’t infallible when it shut down a human resources system that was systematically biased against women. However, there’s more to the story that today’s enterprise leaders should know. When people talk about machine learning masters, Amazon is always top-of-mind. For more than two decades, the company’s recommendation capabilities

Originally Posted On: vice.com High schoolers are weighing the benefits of blue-collar trades at a time when well-paying jobs—and no debt—are hard to pass up. This story appears in VICE Magazine’s Power and Privilege Issue. Click HEREto subscribe. On a recent Wednesday morning, about 20 students at Queens Technical High School marched into a supply

Originally Posted On: singularityhub.com It’s common to hear phrases like ‘machine learning’ and ‘artificial intelligence’ and believe that somehow, someone has managed to replicate a human mind inside a computer. This, of course, is untrue—but part of the reason this idea is so pervasive is because the metaphor of human learning and intelligence has been

Originally Posted On: chronicle.com Written By: Sara Goldrick-Rab and Michelle Miller-Adams Separate reports released this week by respected Washington-based think tanks miss the mark on the free-college question. The Education Trust’s “A Promise Fulfilled”and the Institute for Higher Education Policy’s analyses of two statewide college Promise programs reach the same conclusion: Free college is failing low-income

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Wright Information Communication Technologies-Digital Media Sector Navigator California Community Colleges [email protected] ROCKLIN, Calif. — There’s never been a better time to enter the IT workforce, as thousands of high paying jobs remain unfilled across California. A new initiative at California’s Community College is making it easier than ever for people with

Originally Posted On: chronicle.com Written By: Cathy N. Davidson In a recent Chronicle Review essay with the clickbait headline (which the authors did not write) “Why the University’s Insatiable Appetite Will Be Its Undoing,” Adam Daniel and Chad Wellmon, respectively an administrator and a professor at the University of Virginia, argue that the university should be

What’s the best part about winning a competition? The trophy, of course. But in the case of the California Mayors Cyber Cup, the winning teams took just as much pride in giving the trophy as they did in receiving one.  The California Mayors Cyber Cup are regional competitions across California that allow high school cyber

“Have you ever heard of ‘Death by Planning Session?’ That’s when committees take 6 weeks to come up with a solution and 18 months later they’re still at it.”  The 7-step visual Compression Planning system helps leaders who feel like they are drowning in an ocean of quicksand due to all the useless, boring and unnecessary planning sessions and

Inexperienced job applicants face better odds in the labor market as more companies drop work-history and degree requirements  Companies are lowering the bar on degree and work-history requirements for many jobs. A job seeker, left, shook hands with a representative at a career fair in Brooklyn, N.Y., in February.   By Kelsey Gee  Across incomes and industries, the

Having worked in this space for nearly 20 years, this is a good time for me to reflect on significant influences in faculty development in recent years. I have focused my comments in three broad areas.  Before we get to those trends, it’s worth remembering that the quality of faculty is often what makes or

GRIT The Power of Passion and Perseverance Author: Angela Duckworth  “. . . persuasive and fascinating . . .” — Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of  The Tipping Point, Outliers, and Blink  Grit: The word has mouth feel. It sounds like something John Wayne would chaw on. Who wouldn’t want grit? Wusses. Forget ’em.  Angela Duckworth, the psychologist who

As a part of the College of the Canyon’s Digital Badge Initiative, the implementation team decided to conduct a side-by-side comparison of the 2 leading Digital Badge Providers in order to make an informed and knowledgeable decision of which platform their institution would use.  By requesting in-depth demonstrations from Acclaim and Badgr, College of the

According to a Welsh professor who was once honored by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen never listens to what people say to her while dispensing annual honors like knighthoods. So when it was his turn and the Queen asked him what he did to earn the honor, he replied “I murdered, ma’am, my mother-in-law at breakfast

Careers  in skilled services pay well. More Americans just need the right training.  “To get a good job you must have a bachelor’s degree.” This is a common myth that needs to be debunked. For years, Americans have been told that, with the decline in manufacturing, the blue-collar job that required a high school degree

Virtual Labs Service Brings Access and Flexibility to Community College Students and Faculty While Providing Cost Savings and Educational Expansion to Colleges Summary A proof of concept is underway in the South Central Coast Region (SCCRC) to embrace and actuate the California Community College Chancellor’s Strong Workforce Program objectives to increase enrollment and facilitate more completions.

By Paul Petrone LinkedIn Learning Blog We know the world of work is changing quickly, particularly when you hear stats like the shelf-life of a skill today is a mere 5 years. But often, when we hear stats like that we think of hard skills, such as having to learn some new technology or software. That’s not accurate. There’s

Why are so many companies unprepared for an aging world? The problem is not so much that companies are afraid of age. It’s that they think they understand it — but that “understanding” is woefully incomplete. The dominant narrative of old age, taken for granted by almost everyone, portrays a highly specific image of “oldness”: a need for rest at all times.

Governor Brown’s budget proposal to establish the 115th community college as a fully online campus will give California’s stranded workers a flexible affordable learning option and the opportunity to advance in today’s economy. Creating Equity and Access for 2.5 Million Californians Millions of California’s stranded workers are currently at a career plateau because they lack

SynED.org Founders Guy Smith and Scott Young knew that there had to be a better way. A lifelong interest in students and the workforce, one as a community college professor and Dean, the other as a curriculum developer and consultant to private industry needs, both knew that the educational ecosystem was changing fast. In addition to the swarm of new personal learning

Governor Jerry Brown, whose first elected position in political life was as a community college district trustee in Los Angeles, makes a priority his proposal for an online community college in his final State of the State address in January 2018: “With respect to higher education, it is clear just how much of our prosperity depends on the intellectual contributions of

Educators, government and business come together to meet workforce demand and create opportunities for students across the state. SACRAMENTO — No matter how you count, there’s a major shortage of cybersecurit workers in California. There are some 40,000 unfilled positions across the state, and that number is growing every day. California’s higher education system is poised to meet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Guy Smith, Executive Director (805) 448-0496 [email protected] Das Williams provides early leadership in alternative credentials to Address Growing Skills Gap in the Workplace Assembly member Das Williams (D – Carpinteria) earlier this year led a focus group in alternative credentialing with SynED.org that has resulted in a CA Community College pilot program

Fellow IT and Cybersecurity Industry and Educators, I have heard from many of you over the past year, as we supported a number of CA Community College events and programs, that the real challenge for our students is to advance in a skill-based economy while pursuing the typical non-degreed Career Technical Education like IT and

By Beckie Supiano The emerging conventional wisdom is that America’s post-recession recovery was dominated by the rise of low-paying, part-time service jobs. But a new analysis challenges that narrative, finding that 2.9 million of the 6.6 million jobs added in the recovery were “good jobs” providing high pay and, in many cases, benefits. That’s the

SANTA BARBARA— Assembly member Das Williams (D-Carpinteria) participated in a Healthcare Workforce Education Roundtable on Wednesday, October 8th. The roundtable discussion was hosted by SynED, which seeks to identify priorities, values and synergies of intention and technology that increase transparency and establish trusted communication between employers, jobseekers and education providers in this increasingly divergent educational ecosystem.

Select healthcare leadership in the Santa Barbara region and special guest Das Williams, Assembly Member and Chair of the CA Assembly Higher Education Committee met at Antioch University on October 8, 2014 at a meeting convened by SynED, an educational non-profit futures group, to discuss a unique solution for access to relevant training for the healthcare workforce. Attendees

On May 16, 2014 a group of professionals representing various stakeholder viewpoints in workforce education gathered at Los Positas College to discuss the vision and issues relating to giving recognition for skills acquired in both tradition and non-traditional learning venues. It was held as an information sharing session on the topic of Digital Badges with

The higher-education industry is changing drastically and that change is good for business — and entrepreneurs. Colleges and universities are no longer the gatekeeper of information or the only game in town. Instead, numerous new providers are entering the fray, increasing competition for students (customers) and driving down prices. Not only are these new services

How Adults Without Degrees Think About Going (Back) to School A report by Public Agenda, with support from The Kresge Foundation NOVEMBER 2013 SynED Commentary We have included the executive summary of this report here to recognize the great work done by Public Agenda and the Kresge Foundation. We feel that this report identifies very