Demand Driven Education: Merging Work and Learning to Develop the Human Skills that Matter

Posits that higher education is on the cusp of a new wave of postsecondary education reform. This wave is called “demand driven education,” where programs focus more strongly than ever on ensuring graduates are job-ready and have access to rewarding careers over the course of their lifetimes. Demand-driven education adapts to the needs of the learner and the employer. This report showcases promising practices from the US and UK to suggest a forward-looking agenda for education and training, moving from uncertainty to the economic advancement of all learners.