Expanding apprenticeship and vocational education are a priority of the Trump administration, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Tuesday in a meeting of the Department of Labor's specially chartered Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion.
"Apprenticeship expansion is a priority for President Trump, as he demonstrated by establishing the task force last summer," DeVos said. "In the State of the Union address, he called on everyone, not just the Department of Education, or Labor, or Congress, or Washington, everyone to invest in workforce development, and job training, and great vocational schools so our students and future workers can learn a craft and realize their full potential."
The task force was chartered in accordance with a June executive order, and is now jointly chaired by DeVos, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Other members represent a diverse group of educational, labor and industry interests, focused around the question of how to diversify skills education in the U.S. economy.
Acosta cited the growing "skills gap," the disparity between the demand for labor with certain skills and the supply of that labor, as the reason for the task force's creation.
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ReplyDeleteThis is superb.
Finally, an alternative to the liberal re-education camps. Many young people are much better suited to vocational training, and this will greatly improve the choices they have to pursue.
MAGA!!
Thank GOD!!!! The trades are screaming for educated workers. It's about time they changed their tune on this.
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ReplyDeleteThe real problem with this topic is the reliance on government for one's education.
Why should the public educate a person?
Educate yourself.
ReplyDeleteI don't think anybody is saying this should be free, 6:32. But if the government is able to facilitate getting more of these schools up and running and help subsidize it a bit to make it more accessible, EVERYBODY will win.
You could educate yourself. I was taught by my dad and brother how to do many things that young girl s are not. How to wallpaper, how to fix things (my favorite). What parts are used for what progject. I ended up being a executive secretary for depends of defense for 40 years. What I learned from my family served me well. I believe vocational training is a must for those interested.
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