Report shows 612,000 jobs coming to Iowa, many require this ...
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds talked about a new education goal to have 70 percent of Iowans obtain education or training beyond high school by 2025.
They cited a new reported that projects that from 2010 to 2025, Iowa will add 612,000 jobs to our economy.
The governor's office released the Iowa: Education and Workforce Trends Through 2025 in in collaboration with Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce on Monday morning.
The report shows 68 percent of all jobs are expected to require post secondary education and training beyond high school.
"Education or training beyond high school is the new minimum in today’s increasingly knowledge-based, global economy," said Branstad in a news release. "The Georgetown Center report gives us a strong baseline for setting an ambitious goal of 70 percent of Iowans in the workforce having two- and four-year college degrees, certificates, and other valuable credentials and experience by 2025."
"Employers across Iowa regularly tell us that they struggle to fill both middle-skill and high-skill job openings," said Reynolds. "We look forward to a public conversation about how to close the skills gap at a series of Future Ready Iowa Roundtables that we’ll hold in October across the state."
Branstad said three Future Ready Iowa Roundtables will be held this month in Waukee, Cedar Falls and Sioux City to talk about education goals.
Officials said trends show many new jobs will come in the areas of social science, education, community services and arts, and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).