Employers complain they can’t find the right talent to fill positions, in terms of quantity, quality and diversity, so critical middle-skills positions go unfilled. At the same time, some students graduate from community colleges to discover they aren’t employable in their chosen field, or can’t find work that will earn a living wage. Employers don’t see them as ready for the workforce, according to a new report from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Harvard Business School that highlights the imperative for new changes to the community-college-employer relationship to help fill the middle-skills talent pipeline in the U.S.
