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人才管道中缺失的环节：为什么学生的声音很重要
随着我们国家建立更强大的人才管道，另一个宝贵的机会出现了：向学生询问他们的经历。
来源:Diverse帮助 1000 万学生取得职业成功一直是美国社区学院的目标。近年来，这些机构在与行业沟通劳动力最需要的技能方面取得了巨大进展。随着我们国家建立更强大的人才管道，另一个宝贵的机会出现了：向学生询问他们的经历。
虽然许多社区大学提供职业咨询和就业安置，但数据显示学生并未充分利用这些服务。根据社区大学学生参与度调查 (CCSSE) 的数据，63% 的人表示他们从未使用过职业咨询服务，88% 的人表示从未获得过就业安置援助。 Many students also reported limited engagement in career-related conversations: more than two in ten said they had never discussed their career plans with an instructor or advisor.正如一名学生所说，“没有人来和我们谈论职业选择。”
Other data from CCSSE illustrate that colleges are not achieving the goals for experiential learning that research shows are critical bridges to skilled employment;百分之八十对 CCSSE 做出回应的学生表示，他们从未参加过实习、现场体验、合作或临床作业。
Two brief snapshots from CCSSE student focus groups are illustrative: One respondent lamented that he was in a program that did not offer career guidance:
“听到其他课程，例如护理课程以及他们基本上每周都有的课程，我很羡慕。我希望我们有这样的课程。”
另一位同学则表达了职业指导的价值：
“I love the fact that this school is very career oriented …. You don't have the anxiety and the worry of am I spending all this time, all this money doing all these classes, and then get out and go, ‘How am I going to take care of myself?’”