Other Reports on the Demand for Higher Education Degrees

General Reference

Help Wanted: Projections of Jobs and Education Requirements Through 2018 (June 2010), Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, Washington D.C.

Washington State Green Economy Jobs (March 2010), Washington State Department of Employment Security

Green Economy Jobs Addendum (July 2009), Washington State Department of Employment Security

Green Economy Jobs (January 2009), Washington State Department of Employment Security

Council on Competitiveness (2008), Thrive: The Skills Imperative. Council on Competitiveness, Washington. D.C.

Educational Needs Index (2006), “Washington State Report”

Governor’s Management Accountability Program (2008), High Demand Enrollment Presentation, March 26, 2008

A Skilled and Educated Workforce: An assessment of the number and type of higher education and training credentials required to meet employer demand (2006) , HECB, SBCTC, WTECB

Higher Education Coordinating Board, (2006), State and Regional Needs Assessment

Higher Education Coordinating Board (2008), Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education in Washington: Moving the Blue Arrow, Pathways to Educational Opportunity

Higher Education Coordinating Board (2008).  Opportunity for Change: Implementing the 2008 Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education.

Prosperity Partnership, Puget Sound Regional Council (2006), Educating Washington Citizens for High-Demand Jobs

Sommers, P., Gardner, M., and Scarpa, J. (2008), “Accessible Middle Wage Jobs in Seattle and the Puget Sound Region.”  Seattle Jobs Initiative

Spaulding, Randy (2008), “Interstate Migration: Washington’s Reliance on Imported Workers to meet Employer’s Human Resource Needs,” in WICHE FELLOWS’ WHITE PAPERS COMPILATION: A collection of higher education-related policy research and analysis papers written by 2006-08 Policy Fellows, WICHE.

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (2006). System Direction: Creating Opportunities for Washington’s Future

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (2008).  High Skills, High Wages 2008-2018: Washington’s Strategic Plan for Workforce Development

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (2008), "Employer Needs and Practices Survey Results, 2007"

Washington State Legislature, Report of the Joint Committee on the Education of Students in High Demand Fields

 

Education

Professional Educator Standards Board (2008), Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Well-Qualified Math and Science Teachers

Educator Supply and Demand in Washington State (OSPI)

 

Engineering

AeA Washington Council, “2008 Washington State Education Policy Priorities”

 

Health Sciences

Health Work Force Institute and the Washington Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers (2007), Results of the 2006-2007 Community Health Work Force Survey.

Health Work Force Institute and the Washington State Hospital Association (2007), Results of the 2007 Hospital Work Force Survey

Skillman, Susan, et. al. (2008), “Demographic, Education, and Practice Characteristics of Registered Nurses in Washington State: Results of a 2007 Survey.”  WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies

Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Progress 2007: Report of the Health Care Personnel Shortage Task Force

WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies (2007), Washington State Registered Nurse Supply and Demand Projections: 2006-2025

Washington Center for Nursing (2008), A Master Plan for Nursing Education in Washington State