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RT @NSCareerTechEd: Congressional staff briefing on the importance of community college and industry partnerships @SkillsCoalition @BLU4WP…

Here with @Katie_BrownNSC from @SkillsCoalition and the Senate CTE caucus talking about industry partnerships and the role they play prepping students, workers (and working students!!) for today's jobs. https://t.co/tpGaMsCKGn

“The only way these programs work is if our dealers and community colleges can talk to each other and work together to build the talent pool that these dealers can hire from” Keith Yancy from @FiatChrysler_NA about their partnership with @waubonsee https://t.co/CwbakIO168

Hiring middle skill workers means we have to TRAIN middle skill workers. Close the #skillsgap and invest in #wkdev

RT @JessieNSC: Packed house for @SkillsCoalition Hill briefing discussing the integral role of industry and community college partnerships…

RT @notorious_abg: Middle skill jobs make up 54% of the US labor market. Only 44% of the workforce is trained for those jobs. Let’s change…

Hiring middle skill workers means we have to TRAIN middle skill workers. #Perkins Act was the first step – now we have to support collaboration between college and business to close the #skillsgap.

We must invest in #wkdev that train workers for middle-skill jobs for a stronger economy!

RT @CTEsuzette: Connect education to the needs of workers and business. @BLU4WP joins college systems in asking for affordability, job mark…

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