Workforce and society

Workforce and Society

The West’s demographics, along with its geography and population distribution, present unique challenges to preparing our students to participate in the economy and also to meeting workforce needs, especially in areas like healthcare.

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Behavioral Health Workforce Development
Provides analyses of mental health workforce supply and preparedness, with a special focus on rural issues and cultural competence in the workforce. ► Technical Assistance ► Annapolis Coalition ► Workforce Briefs
Benchmarks : WICHE Region 2011
Reports on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education.
Facilitating Development of a Multistate Longitudinal Data Exchange
Coordinates a pilot data exchange incorporating longitudinal information captured by the K-12 education, postsecondary education, and workforce sectors in four states.
Knocking At The College Door
Provides projections of high school graduates, including data on enrollments and graduates by state and for major racial/ethnic groups covering the period from 1991-92 through 2021-22.
Policy Publications Clearinghouse
Compiles a list of policy publications for Western decision makers, including studies, reports, surveys and briefs published by research and public policy organizations.
Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)
Helps students who want to earn a professional degree in the health professions pay reduced tuition at participating programs in the West. READ STUDENT TESTIMONIALS.
Rural Behavioral Health
Promotes behavioral health care for individuals living in rural America. ► Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network ► Promising Practices
State Higher Education Policy Database
Offers an inventory of state-level policies and resources in key policy domains related to student achievement, access, and success in higher education.
State-specific Behavioral Health Support
Assists states in evaluating and improving their behavioral health systems. ► Projects
Western Academic Leadership Forum
Provides the West’s top academic leadership at four-year institutions and related system and state agencies with a forum for sharing information and expertise and collaborating on regional initiatives.
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
Assists students from WICHE states who want to earn a master’s, doctorate or graduate certificate and save money at participating programs across the West by paying resident tuition.

Workforce and societyPublications, Papers, and Reports

Workforce and society
Publications, Papers, and Reports