JOBS: Ivanka Pushing Vocational Training, Apprenticeships As Alternative To College
As reported by CBS News, Ivanka will be leading the charge for a new White House workforce development program which focuses on vocational job training and apprenticeships as an alternative to the almost-default setting of a four-year college degree route. The new initiative "will seek to re-organize current workforce development programs and make existing spending more efficient, rather than make a large increase to federal funding for these programs. ... The administration will also announce steps to make it easier for businesses and trade groups to create and scale new apprenticeship programs."
The government currently spends over $16 billion annually on 43 different job training programs; the White House is hoping to turn these "ineffective and unaccountable" programs into effective ones, resulting in skilled workers with new careers.
"The reality is that there are still Americans seeking employment despite low unemployment rates, and companies are struggling to fill vacancies for positions that require varied levels of skills and training," Ivanka told reporters during a briefing. "So the Trump administration is committed to working very closely to close the skills gap."
does the country really need 43 different jobs programs ........
I'd bet a Grant there is plenty of overlap that could be eliminated
As reported by CBS News, Ivanka will be leading the charge for a new White House workforce development program which focuses on vocational job training and apprenticeships as an alternative to the almost-default setting of a four-year college degree route. The new initiative "will seek to re-organize current workforce development programs and make existing spending more efficient, rather than make a large increase to federal funding for these programs. ... The administration will also announce steps to make it easier for businesses and trade groups to create and scale new apprenticeship programs."
The government currently spends over $16 billion annually on 43 different job training programs; the White House is hoping to turn these "ineffective and unaccountable" programs into effective ones, resulting in skilled workers with new careers.
"The reality is that there are still Americans seeking employment despite low unemployment rates, and companies are struggling to fill vacancies for positions that require varied levels of skills and training," Ivanka told reporters during a briefing. "So the Trump administration is committed to working very closely to close the skills gap."
does the country really need 43 different jobs programs ........
I'd bet a Grant there is plenty of overlap that could be eliminated