Sweeping report details the challenges that the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development will face.
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A new report finds that Colorado’s approach to preparing its workforce isn’t sustainable and calls for a structural overhaul of the state’s postsecondary and workforce system to address a growing talent gap in a fast-changing economy.
The 125-page report released by Gov. Jared Polis’ office proposes a unified department called the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. According to the report, the current system is too fragmented, uncoordinated and difficult to navigate as the state faces technology disruption and an aging population.
