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THE WORKFORCE
Government and the private sector are rethinking their roles in preparing for the future labor market needs. And Covid-19 has only added to the urgency as we are undergoing the most severe worker shortage on record.
Antonio Tijerino
president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Antonio Tijerino is a leader on workforce issues focused on making sure that Latinos are prepared to enter the job market with the skills needed for a wide variety of careers. He has helped build the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s mission to include education, workforce, social impact and culture.
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Rachel Carlson
CEO and Co-Founder of Guild Education
Rachel Carlson is an innovator who saw the complex problem of teaching and reskilling the current workforce and honed in on the role that community colleges can play. Carlson launched Guild Education to work closely with private sector employers who wanted to provide education incentives to their workforce. By overhauling how companies help pay for additional skills training and installing coaches to work directly with employees, Guild has built a track record for the future of workplace education.
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Secretary Gina Raimondo
United States Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s understanding of workforce challenges goes back to her childhood when her father taught night school for adults trying to gain more skills. As Governor of Rhode Island, she is credited with helping revitalize the state’s training programs by working closely with businesses to ensure the skills being taught met the workforce needs. In her current role, she is trying to break down barriers between agencies to help ensure America remains competitive on the global scale.
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Rep. Bobby Scott
Chair of the Education and Labor Committee
Virginia Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott has been involved in workforce issues since he entered public office as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1977. Job creation and education have been central to his work to try and provide training to fill the workforce needs of the future. As the Biden administration looks to inject tens of millions of dollars into transforming America’s workforce for the next generation, Scott has been at the forefront of leading that effort on Capitol Hill.
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Presented by
THE WORKFORCE
Government and the private sector are rethinking their roles in preparing for the future labor market needs. And Covid-19 has only added to the urgency as we are undergoing the most severe worker shortage on record.
Rep. Bobby Scott
Chair of the Education and Labor Committee
Virginia Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott has been involved in workforce issues since he entered public office as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1977. Job creation and education have been central to his work to try and provide training to fill the workforce needs of the future. As the Biden administration looks to inject tens of millions of dollars into transforming America’s workforce for the next generation, Scott has been at the forefront of leading that effort on Capitol Hill.
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THE WORKFORCE
Government and the private sector are rethinking their roles in preparing for the future labor market needs. And Covid-19 has only added to the urgency as we are undergoing the most severe worker shortage on record.
Sec. Gina Raimondo
United States Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s understanding of workforce challenges goes back to her childhood when her father taught night school for adults trying to gain more skills. As Governor of Rhode Island, she is credited with helping revitalize the state’s training programs by working closely with businesses to ensure the skills being taught met the workforce needs. In her current role, she is trying to break down barriers between agencies to help ensure America remains competitive on the global scale.
READ PROFILEPresented by
THE WORKFORCE
Government and the private sector are rethinking their roles in preparing for the future labor market needs. And Covid-19 has only added to the urgency as we are undergoing the most severe worker shortage on record.
Rachel Carlson
CEO and Co-Founder of Guild Education
Rachel Carlson is an innovator who saw the complex problem of teaching and reskilling the current workforce and honed in on the role that community colleges can play. Carlson launched Guild Education to work closely with private sector employers who wanted to provide education incentives to their workforce. By overhauling how companies help pay for additional skills training and installing coaches to work directly with employees, Guild has built a track record for the future of workplace education.
READ PROFILEPresented by
THE WORKFORCE
Government and the private sector are rethinking their roles in preparing for the future labor market needs. And Covid-19 has only added to the urgency as we are undergoing the most severe worker shortage on record.
Antonio Tijerino
president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Antonio Tijerino is a leader on workforce issues focused on making sure that Latinos are prepared to enter the job market with the skills needed for a wide variety of careers. He has helped build the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s mission to include education, workforce, social impact and culture.
READ PROFILE