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Month: April 2018

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Can You Read a Blueprint? Are You Willing to Learn? You’re Hired!

Can You Read a Blueprint? Are You Willing to Learn? You’re Hired!
Across America's heartland and beyond, institutions that teach vocational and technical skills are seeing first hand just how heavy the demand is for skilled professionals ready to enter the labor…
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Skilled Trades Are Paying the Big Bucks!

Skilled Trades Are Paying the Big Bucks!
Let's face it: we've let ourselves drink a bit too much of the "four-year college Kool Aid." While plenty of careers out there certainly require a traditional college degree, there…
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How One Manufacturer is Fighting the Skills Gap

How One Manufacturer is Fighting the Skills Gap
Diamond Brand Gear has been manufacturing products for outdoor enthusiasts and our military by hand for well over a century. But like so many companies that rely on well-trained laborers,…
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The Facts

A Letter From a Young Laborer

A Letter From a Young Laborer
We want to share a message we received from a skilled worker down in Florida who's spent a lot of time thinking about the way we educate new generations to…
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The Facts

Vocational Education is the Key

Vocational Education is the Key
Over the years, high schools and four-year colleges have increasingly turned away from teaching our kids vocational skills that they can use in the real world for a lifetime. The…
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The Facts

Why Reviving Skilled Labor Should Be a No-brainer

Why Reviving Skilled Labor Should Be a No-brainer
Think high-paying careers are reserved exclusively for those with advanced degrees and privileged connections? Think again! "I personally know crane operators in Chicago making $250,000. I don't know about you,…
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Ivanka Trump on the Need for Skills-based Education

Ivanka Trump on the Need for Skills-based Education
Wise words from one of America's most well-known entrepreneurs! The members of the USA Workforce Coalition believe that closing our skills gap and further boosting our economy will require a…
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Recent Posts

  • Ammonia group supports federal job training bill – The USA Workforce Tax Credit Act is designed to close the ‘skills gap’ in manufacturing by encouraging charitable donations for job training and education.
  • Jobs for All, Not College for All: The U.S. Education System is Overdue for a Rethink – Tom Carroll in City Journal on 9/12/18
  • Tax Incentives Needed To Close Workplace Skills Gap – Peter Murphy in Investor’s Business Daily on 9/7/18
  • National Black Chamber of Commerce calls for support of USA Workforce Tax Credit
  • Rep. Smucker comments on the USA Workforce Tax Credit (H.R. 5153)

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The USA Workforce Coalition advances opportunities for job training initiatives, apprenticeship programs and better K-12 education options across the nation that will produce a more resilient American worker and a stronger American economy. USAW is a special project of the Invest in Education Coalition.

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