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D .C. Today
A Pledge to the
American Worker
Article by Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Last week the administration launched what it a result, educators often failed to offer the right
termed “the next step” in its economic agenda: courses, and workers failed to earn the necessary
a sweeping, administration-wide effort to equip degrees and certifications to obtain jobs. On top of
the American workforce to succeed in the modern that, government was underperforming in its role as
economy. To propel this initiative forward, it is a leader and partner. Today, all of that is changing.
seeking advice and cooperation from leaders in
business and education. Our message at the U.S. One of our great successes, through the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce is simple: Count us in. Chamber Foundation, has been the launch of
We look forward to continuing our work with the a program called Talent Pipeline Management
administration on this issue of critical importance to (TM) (TPM). It facilitates partnerships between
the entire business community. businesses and education providers. Since we
launched it four years ago, more than 1,000
As part of its new initiative, the administration employers in 26 states have engaged in the program.
will create the American Workforce Policy Advisory Building on this work, the Foundation recently
Board, which will be composed of a diverse group of announced a partnership with Google.org and
leaders from outside the administration. It secured others designed to match people and jobs using data
signatures from numerous businesses on a Pledge to improve job postings and better communicate
to the American Worker—a commitment to invest which skills are needed.
in the training and retraining of workers for the
rapidly evolving jobs of today and tomorrow. Many Now, thanks to the leadership of the Trump
businesses are already engaged in the workforce administration, government is stepping up as an
training movement, and the Chamber has spent increasingly valuable partner and coordinator
years helping expand and drive their work. in the ongoing effort to solve our workforce
challenges. The business community is grateful
The Chamber has attacked the skills gap for the president’s leadership on this issue, and
by focusing on employer leadership and closing the Chamber looks forward to working with all
what we call “the communications gap.” For far stakeholders to create a future where businesses
too long, businesses have struggled to inform can find the workers to fill open positions—
education providers and the public about the and the workers can find jobs to achieve their
skills, competencies, and credentials they need. As American Dream.■
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A Pledge to the
American Worker
Article by Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Last week the administration launched what it a result, educators often failed to offer the right
termed “the next step” in its economic agenda: courses, and workers failed to earn the necessary
a sweeping, administration-wide effort to equip degrees and certifications to obtain jobs. On top of
the American workforce to succeed in the modern that, government was underperforming in its role as
economy. To propel this initiative forward, it is a leader and partner. Today, all of that is changing.
seeking advice and cooperation from leaders in
business and education. Our message at the U.S. One of our great successes, through the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce is simple: Count us in. Chamber Foundation, has been the launch of
We look forward to continuing our work with the a program called Talent Pipeline Management
administration on this issue of critical importance to (TM) (TPM). It facilitates partnerships between
the entire business community. businesses and education providers. Since we
launched it four years ago, more than 1,000
As part of its new initiative, the administration employers in 26 states have engaged in the program.
will create the American Workforce Policy Advisory Building on this work, the Foundation recently
Board, which will be composed of a diverse group of announced a partnership with Google.org and
leaders from outside the administration. It secured others designed to match people and jobs using data
signatures from numerous businesses on a Pledge to improve job postings and better communicate
to the American Worker—a commitment to invest which skills are needed.
in the training and retraining of workers for the
rapidly evolving jobs of today and tomorrow. Many Now, thanks to the leadership of the Trump
businesses are already engaged in the workforce administration, government is stepping up as an
training movement, and the Chamber has spent increasingly valuable partner and coordinator
years helping expand and drive their work. in the ongoing effort to solve our workforce
challenges. The business community is grateful
The Chamber has attacked the skills gap for the president’s leadership on this issue, and
by focusing on employer leadership and closing the Chamber looks forward to working with all
what we call “the communications gap.” For far stakeholders to create a future where businesses
too long, businesses have struggled to inform can find the workers to fill open positions—
education providers and the public about the and the workers can find jobs to achieve their
skills, competencies, and credentials they need. As American Dream.■
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