Attainment

Background

Ohio faces a workforce development imperative to address a widely reported mismatch between employer needs and job-seeker knowledge and skills. To successfully compete for business investment and jobs, Ohio must significantly increase the number of its citizens with postsecondary education credentials relevant in the workplace. For Ohio employers to prosper in a global economy, they must have world-class talent with verifiable knowledge and skills aligned with specific workplace needs. And for Ohio citizens to maximize their job, wage and career advancement opportunities, they must possess trusted credentials that reliably document their qualifications and readiness for employment.

That is why we have established a bold statewide goal for educational attainment: 

65 percent of Ohioans, ages 25-64, will have a degree, certificate or other postsecondary workforce credential of value in the workplace by 2025.

Complete to Compete Ohio

September 2020

• Bridging Ohio's Workforce Gap: A Statewide Action Plan for Increasing Postsecondary Educational Attainment in Ohio | August 2020
• Improving Attainment: Ohio Excels Statewide Action Plan  (webinar) | September 17, 2020
  • Ohio Excels Panel Slides  | September 17, 2020

Other Attainment Materials

	Ohio Attainment: 2019 Annual Report
	Ohio Attainment Goal 2025: 2018 Annual Report
	The Case for Attainment Goal 2025
	Joint Statement for Attainment Goal 2025
	Making Certificates Count: An Update on Ohio’s Efforts to Identify, Strengthen, Promote and Increase Certificates of Value in the Workplace
	Ohio Board of Regents Resolution for Attainment Goal 2025
	Governor's  Executive Workforce Board Resolution for Attainment Goal 2025
	"A Stronger Nation: Learning beyond high school builds America's talent", Lumina Foundation The nation faces an urgent and growing need for talent. To meet that need, many more people must earn college degrees, workforce certificates, industry certifications and other high-quality credentials.