Voices from the Field: What Are the Tradeoffs Between Job-Specific Skills and General Education?

To get ready for District Dialogues: Human Capital Decisions and the Future of Work on February 8, 2022, leaders in business, workforce development, education and economics answer some of the most pressing questions about the evolving workforce landscape and offer insight on how human capital decision-making is evolving in their respective industries.

In this fourth installment of our Voices From the Field digital series, our experts discuss job preparation in the economy of tomorrow and weigh whether workers should acquire job-specific skills or get a broader education that allows them to be more flexible as conditions change.