Workforce development

NAU Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives produce workforce and market analysis reports for academic units across the university. Workforce analysis involves identifying current and future anticipated supplies of labor and skills, identifying what will be needed in the future in terms of labor, skills and competencies (demand analysis), and then identifying the gaps between the current and future supply and current and future demands (a gap analysis). Market analysis shows related programs in the region or nation, and the trends of related programs at NAU, including opportunities to develop and deliver micro-credentials.