A study team from the University of West Virginia answered this question by surveying business and education professionals. Personal attributes such as honesty and dependability are valued by employer and educator alike, but are not instilled in enough of our students. Businesses and higher education require similar skills, including problem solving, critical reasoning, and communication. We need more cooperation, alliances, and communication between businesses and schools. In order to prepare our students for the world of the future, educators need to know what that world will look like.
Businesses can provide useful insights.
New Jersey has enumerated the cross-content workplace readiness standards as follows. For more detail on each, click on the standard.