Nebraskans Unprepared for Future Jobs?

We’ve all heard it. Today’s students are going to school to be prepared for jobs that don’t yet even exist, and are exiting college unprepared for anything they’re going to end up doing in their lives. But in Nebraska, the saying appears to be especially true.

A new report indicates that 35 percent of Nebraskans have no training beyond high school, and the state’s new jobs are going to be technologically advanced careers of the future, such as biosciences and agricultural engineering.

That said, if today’s colleges still don’t provide enough training for these future jobs, then why worry? Many of these positions could surely be learned with a combination of on-the-job training and continuing education whilst working.

And if they can’t, perhaps the state should look into expanding its educational aid available to adults.