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Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Appendix A Workshop Agenda Workshop on Research Evidence Related to Future Skill Demands May 31–June 1, 2007 Thursday, May 31 8:00 a.m. Working Breakfast and Welcome 8:30 Michael Feuer, DBASSE Martin Orland, Center for Education Bruce Fuchs, National Institutes of Health Eric Wanner, Russell Sage Foundation Workshop Goals and Context Richard Murnane, Harvard Graduate School of Education, moderator 8:45 Debates About United States Workforce Skills and Competitiveness David Finegold, Rutgers University Questions and discussion 9:10 The Current Labor Market Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania, moderator 9:15 Overview of Occupational Projections to 2014 Dixie Sommers, Bureau of Labor Statistics 101
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• hat does the available research tell us about factors W that may affect the future skill demands of knowledge occupations generally, and biotechnology occupations in particular? • hat does the available research tell us about current W and projected future skill demands among knowledge workers?
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• hat does the available research tell us about factors W that may affect the future skill demands of service sector jobs generally, and elder care jobs in particular? • n those settings where skill demands have increased, I what types of skills are most in demand, including both technical and general/transferable skills?
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1:25 Future Skill Demands of Service Work Mary Gatta, Rutgers University 1:40 Response: David Autor, MIT 1:45 Future Skill Demands in Elder Care Chris Wellin, Miami University 2:00 Response: Peter Kemper, Pennsylvania State University 2:05 Discussion among presenters and discussants 2:25 Questions from steering committee and audience and general discussion 2:45 Moderator reflections Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania 2:55 Break 3:10 Promising Methods for Studying Future Skills Guiding Questions for Session • hat questions about possible future skill demands can W we answer now? • What questions remain unanswered?
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, Arne Kalleberg 8:45 Panel discussion of skill supply and demand Guiding Questions for Panel Discussion • hat is known about the future supply of skills in the W United States (including demographic trends, trends in educational attainment, and immigration trends) and what remains unknown?
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) Panelists • Susan Traiman, Business Roundtable • eter McWalters, Rhode Island Commissioner of P Education • Paul Osterman, MIT Sloan School of Management • Tom Bailey, Columbia University 10:15 Opening comments from panelists (5 minutes)
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Moderator reflections Richard Murnane, Harvard Graduate School of Education 11:40 Working Lunch and Steering Committee Reflections 12:30 p.m. Audience questions, comments, and final observations 12:45 Adjourn
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