Women will account for 50 percent of the new entrants into the labor force by 2006. In 1976, workers 16 to 34 years of age made up half the U.S. civilian workforce. By 2006, this age group will be overshadowed by those aged 35 to 64. Sixty-three percent of the labor force will be age 35 to 64. The labor force participation of this population is expected to grow by nearly 7 million in the next decade.
Research shows that college credentials increase continuing education participation.
The oldest corporate university is Crotonville, General Electric's Management Development Institute, which held its first session in 1955. And by the year 2000, it is projected that there will be 2,000 corporate universities. More than 40 percent of the Fortune 500 companies have a corporate university. More than 50 percent of all corporate learning will be delivered through technology by the year 2000. The U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics reported that there are more high school graduates now than ever before.