In California, approximately 30,000 state jobs will no longer require a degree after Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision.
According to a release, the state has now eliminated the need for college degrees or other specific educational credentials for about 30,000 state employment.
According to the news release, this initiative is a part of the Newsom administration’s efforts to modernize state government and enhance the recruiting process by eliminating needless obstacles to positions in the public sector.
A new objective to increase the number of roughly 30,000 positions that do not require a degree by 2025 was also stated in the publication.
The release stated that the plan for an additional about 32,000 posts statewide is presently being negotiated with employee unions and would be put forth for approval in 2025.
According to the statement, the California Human Resources Department (CalHR) decides whether a degree or other educational requirements are necessary for a position.
According to its website, CalHR is the state agency responsible for matters like as state employee pay, job classifications, training, examinations, and so forth.
“CalHR has committed to the policy and ongoing practice of ensuring there are multiple pathways, including without a degree, to most jobs,” Camille Travis, Deputy Director of Communications at CalHR, told The Center Square.
“The CalHR program has expanded opportunity and access to well-paying jobs in public service by removing barriers to employment from the minimum qualifications [totaling] approximately 176 job classifications to date where a degree or other educational requirement is not necessary,” Travis said.
According to Travis, CalHR has been working since 2014 to streamline the State’s job classification plan through projects that address issues like pay equity for impacted classes, exam maintenance, state hiring hurdles, and negotiating conversations.
California is trying to make sure that everyone has the resources necessary to land a good-paying, long-term job so that we can create an economy that supports all families in the future, Newsom said in the press release.
Newsom told the media that all Californians should have the chance to develop practical skills and pursue rewarding careers, including some that don’t require college degrees.
According to the announcement, the decision to do away with degree requirements for certain positions is consistent with Newsom’s Freedom to Succeed Executive Order.
The executive order, according to a press release, is a component of a career education program designed to eliminate employment barriers for state positions and prepare adults and students for the workforce of the future.
Among these obstacles are college degree requirements that are superfluous to employment responsibilities.
Tear the Paper Ceiling claims that alternative routes, or STARs, account for half of the workforce in the United States.
The bulk of these 70 million workers, according to Tear the Paper Ceiling, obtained their skills on the job and lack bachelor’s degrees.
According to a statement, Opportunity@Work’s Tear the Paper Ceiling initiative promotes hiring people based on their skills rather than their degrees. According to Byron Auguste, CEO of Opportunity@Work, “you can get the job if you can do the job.”
According to Tear the Paper Ceiling, 66% of working Americans in rural areas are eligible to be STARs.
A Brookings article claims that, depending on the state, up to 90% of state positions no longer require a college degree, including those in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and others.
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