{"id":66820,"date":"2019-04-03T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-article&p=66820"},"modified":"2023-08-30T21:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:06:32","slug":"dr-scott-solberg-contributes-to-national-coalition-for-career-developments-major-new-white-paper-career-readiness-for-all","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/news\/articles\/2019\/dr-scott-solberg-contributes-to-national-coalition-for-career-developments-major-new-white-paper-career-readiness-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"National Coalition Calls for Career Readiness for All"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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The national Coalition for Career Development (CCD) released a major new white paper today\u2014Career Readiness for All<\/a><\/em>\u2014that calls for sweeping changes designed to make career readiness the first priority of American education. Scott Solberg, a professor in BU Wheelock\u2019s Counseling Psychology program, contributed significantly to the report\u2019s development and publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solberg is a member of CCD\u2019s Advisory Board, along with more than three dozen peers drawn from the nation\u2019s most prominent business, education and government groups, including the National Governors Association, the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Council of Chief School Officers, the National Urban League and UnidosUS. Solberg also serves on the CCD\u2019s Operations Committee, playing a major role in planning the paper\u2019s release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Readiness for All <\/em>finds that while the United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on efforts to improve education, we are still failing to prepare millions of young adults for productive careers. Our current education system is inefficient, ineffective and inequitable, and the symptoms of its distress are worsening.\u00a0Despite the \u201ccollege for all\u201d model, only a third of American youth complete a bachelor\u2019s degree–and two-thirds of those that do graduate believe that college has not prepared them for careers. Student debt has soared to over $1.5 trillion, almost triple the level in 2007. This has contributed to growing skills gaps that over 90% of CEOs see as a serious problem, while persistent inequities have depressed economic mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recommendations for this report were drawn from ideas generated in first National Career Development Summit that CCD convened in Washington last fall, which included 200 prominent leaders from business, education and government. At that summit, Solberg moderated a discussion panel that focused on prioritizing career planning in K\u201312 education, and led an afternoon breakout session focused on career planning at the post-secondary level.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Readiness for All <\/em>advances a framework of practical, common-sense solutions to this crisis designed to provide high-quality career development to all students in middle school through college, and to adults seeking more promising career options. The framework includes five pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n