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Building Data Talent for the Decade Ahead

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Last year there were 1.2 million jobs across 81 occupations requiring data analytic skills – and that’s in addition to the more than 50,000 data scientist job postings. In fact, Brian K. Fitzgerald, CEO emeritus of the Business-Higher Education Forum, has said “Every job’s a data job now.”

Read the new report, Building Data Talent for the Decade Ahead, by noted journalist and higher education author Jeff Selingo to discover the significant implications of the expanded need for data workers.

  • Discover four detailed strategies to implement successful data analytics education
  • Learn about diverse educational initiatives to expand analytics learning, including a billion-dollar USC effort to instill data science in non-computer classes
  • Read about the expansion of data-driven enterprises that go far beyond the tech industry
  • Find out why extracting value and telling stories from large data sets is table-stakes for more jobs than ever before.

Preparing today’s students for successful future careers means equipping them with “data acumen.” Download this report to get the full story on how educators can help democratize access to this critical skill set.

 

 

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