Workforce Training: The Challenge for Kansas

Abstract

This report focuses on postsecondary technical education that is primarily offered through community colleges and area vocational technical schools. These are the public education institutions that are increasingly required to meet the needs of postsecondary and adult students who need training and retraining. Their training needs go beyond technical skill training,- Increasing numbers of postsecondary students and adults also need training and retraining to improve reading, computation, communication, and other basic academic skills.