While awaiting further developments with the Build Back Better legislation, higher education planners should not lose sight of the training and education components of the recently passed federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and other recent workforce funding. The IIJA infuses $1.2 trillion ($550 billion in new investments) to improve roads and bridges, rail, transit, ports, airports, the electric grid, water systems, and broadband. While IIJA does not include many funds for higher education directly, the overall infrastructure wave presents opportunities for higher education that are outlined in this brief.
Download Opportunities for Higher Education and Digital Learning in Infrastructure Workforce TrainingRecommended citation:
Lane, P., Bransberger, P., and Davis, V. (2022, April 25) Opportunities for Higher Education and Digital Learning in Infrastructure Workforce Training. WCET and Every Learner Everywhere. https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/resources/opportunities-for-higher-education-and-digital-learning-in-infrastructure-workforce-training/
Other Related Resources
febrero 2024
In this report, you can read about the network’s impact in the areas of services, thought leadership, and student engagement. In addition, we recap our 2023 network convening, introduce our new Equity First Organization partners, feature some of our student interns, and give readers a preview of what’s ahead for the network in 2024.
agosto 2023
This guide presents results from an analysis of 100 academic continuity plans at U.S. colleges and universities. The results form the basis for recommended academic continuity plan best practices, tools, and templates academic leaders can use to maintain a plan that can be used in both short-term and long-term circumstances.
junio 2023
This 2023 study – the largest and longest running study monitoring digital learning in higher education – aims to identify the differences between student and institutional stakeholder experiences and preferences to suggest ways institutions and solution providers can address these differences.