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Burgess Owens: “Are we headed toward a future where work experience itself…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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Burgess Owens Asks Expert: What Would You Tell A Student Weighing If They Take An Apprenticeship?

Published | Video Starts at 02:23

For years we've heard employers say we need skills. We've heard universities say we provide degrees. Your model seems to suggest that it doesn't have to be separate. Separate things. Are we headed toward a future where work experience itself becomes a primary source of academic credit? And if so, what still needs to be done to recognize and realize that future? Well, it is indeed a both and proposition. As Under Secretary Nicholas Kent recently put it. (02:23–02:29)

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