Schooling versus training, and the growing importance of learning skills in the workplace

The talk considered schooling versus training and the growing importance of learning skills in the workplace. Eric Taylor, Associate Professor, Harvard University, presented “Schooling versus training, and the growing importance of learning skills in the workplace” at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University on March 9, 2021. The talk was part of Annenberg’s Education Policy Workshop Series, an hour-long “works in progress” seminar centered on empirical research related to education and education policy. Speakers come from a variety of disciplinary traditions, and the series welcomes faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and research staff from across the university who are interested in empirical research in education.