Executive Council Statement
Learning, Working, Investing and Succeeding in America
… An Urgent Call for 21st Century Training and Education Initiatives In the face of continuing job losses, rapid technological change, global competition and … from working families who seek post-secondary credentials will have a tough time. Similarly, public investment in job training and employment security programs has suffered from years of neglect and severe underfunding. Workers and their … professions, such as electricians and machinists, and agree that the nation’s workforce must increase its level of training and skill development to compete effectively in the global economy. Yet training is lacking when it comes to filling …