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Study finds gap between data-science jobs, education

"The time-honored practice of treating degrees as proxies for skill sets doesn’t work with data science and analytics,"

A "fundamental disconnect" exists between data-science skills that employers seek and education that college students receive, according to a Business-Higher Education Forum study. An estimated 2.72 million data-science jobs will be listed by 2020, but businesses must collaborate with colleges to "integrate high-value skills into the educational experience," says forum CEO Brian Fitzgerald.

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Paul Fain

Full Story: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/30/report-urges-data-science-course-work-all-undergraduates-close-growing-skills-gap

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