Workforce Education Reports

Guiding postsecondary educational attainment

Currently, about 34% of adults over age 25 in the Kansas City region have at least a bachelor’s degree. The demand for educated workers in the region exceeds the supply. In the past 10 years, 40% of new jobs created require a bachelor’s degree.

Talent-to-Industry Exchanges

Talent-to-Industry Exchanges (TIEs) provide a comprehensive regional approach to talent development. This business-led, sector-based system is designed to improve the labor supply in key industry sectors, growing the human capital necessary to attract and retain companies in the Kansas City region.

Public Sector TIE
Technology TIE
Skilled Trades TIE
KC Global Design TIE
Life Sciences TIE
Education Asset Inventory

The Education Asset Inventory is a tool designed to help identify gaps in postsecondary course offerings across the region. The analysis is structured around growth industries in Kansas City. 

Education Asset Inventory
Common Sector Competencies

The Common Sector Competencies report is designed to clarify the skills that are valued by employers and help teachers, schools, and school districts align teaching and learning to the demands of the workplace. The goal is to establish a common framework and language to advance the application of the common sector competencies concept. 

Common Sector Competencies
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