GOVERNOR O’MALLEY TO JOIN U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION DUNCAN AND DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS TO ANNOUNCE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR JOB GROWTH AND SKILLS

ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 22, 2011) – TOMORROW, Governor Martin O’Malley will join U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Discovery Communications to announce a public-private partnership to promote job growth and jobs skills development.

To support job growth and to better position the State to compete in the emerging global economy, the O’Malley-Brown Administration has set a goal of increasing the number of Marylanders prepared for middle and high skilled jobs by increasing the number of Marylanders who receive skills training through the State’s workforce system by 20 percent by 2012.

Through the Skills2Compete-Maryland initiative, the Administration aims to have every working Marylander obtain access to the equivalent of at least two years of education or training past high school leading to a career or technical credential, industry certification, or a college degree.

WHAT:            Governor O’Malley, U.S. Secretary Duncan to join Discovery Communications for skills

              public-private partnership announcement      

WHEN:            TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:         Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

                         Health Sciences Center

                         7977 Georgia Avenue

                         Silver Spring, MD

                         (Parking available in lot W1)