As I've talked about before, one of the most exciting projects I've worked on this year is with the Obama administration's Department of Labor. As part of the Springboard Project, I've participated in developing six recommendations to help American workers get the skills they and our businesses need to fill
today’s and tomorrow’s jobs. Today, we're releasing them to the media. They are:
1. Create Incentives to Build a Better Educated Workforce
Increase
postsecondary education and training attainment rates to meet market demand and
provide personal opportunity by rewarding institutions and individuals.
2.
Develop Nationally Recognized Workforce Certifications and Credentials
Empower
students and workers by creating nationally portable workforce skill
credentials that are credible to educators and valued by employers.
3.
Communicate Timely and Consumer-Friendly Information to Workers
Provide
valuable labor market and related education information in ways that are easily
accessible, understandable, and timely.
4. Bring
21st-Century Innovation to Education and Training
Reinvent
the delivery systems of postsecondary education and training to get better and
more cost effective outcomes for more people.
5. Unlock
the Power of Community Colleges and Two-Year Institutions
Build on
the untapped potential of community colleges to encourage more people to
embrace postsecondary education and to revitalize local economies.
6.
Foster Lifelong Learning
Encourage a
new mindset that values lifelong learning as an essential priority for personal
and national success.
As part of these recommendations, I will be working with the Business Roundtable to develop a Workforce 101 online training course for high school and college students. Stay tuned, and please send any suggestions my way!
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