Communications Toolkit: Spotlight on Competitive Workforce Month
For more pro-growth messaging resources, visit the toolkit homepage.
Competitive workforce is a key component of the U.S. Chamber’s American Jobs and Growth Agenda – an ambitious plan to generate stronger, more robust economic growth, create jobs and expand opportunity for all Americans. The items in this toolkit may be customized for your use. We hope you will share, repurpose, and publish the resources below to support your own advocacy agenda.
- Sample competitive workforce month talking points to include in your speeches, remarks, or other correspondence.
- Sample op-ed to customize and place in your local outlets, or repurpose on your blog.
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Competitive Workforce Content to re-publish on your website or include in your e-newsletter or blog. You can republish by clicking on the light blue links below.
- Building the 21st Century Workforce - Free Enterprise June cover story (PDF Version)
- Want to Save American Jobs - Start in the Classroom
- Answering the Call to Fix the Skills Gap
- Help Wanted!
- Explore additional education & workforce content on FreeEnterprise.com
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Educational Resources to provide your members updates on competitive workforce.
Resources include:- Report: Education Reform Playbook – A business leader’s guide to engaging in education.
- Interactive Online Map: A State-by-State Report Card on Public Postsecondary Education
- Resource Page: Understanding Common Core State Standards
- Open letter from 73 leaders of major corporations and business organizations in support of Common Core.
- Video to embed on your website or e-newsletter:
- Sample Tweets: On Twitter, we are using the hashtag #jobs13. Some suggested tweets are below – feel free to use these or revise as you would like.
Common Core State Standards will better prepare students for college and the workplace - uscham.com/XGnBG7 #jobs13
— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) May 31, 2013
3.7 million U.S. jobs sit vacant due to a shortage of qualified workers - freepri.se/17zMg5c #jobs13
— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) May 31, 2013
Today, only 6% of American students perform at the “advanced” level in literacy - uscham.com/1058Eyx #jobs13
— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) May 31, 2013
Success on Main Street depends on success in the classroom - uscham.com/jJrD1m #jobs13
— U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) May 30, 2013
Additional messaging is available on our education issue page.
Please let us know if you have any questions or requests for additional resources by emailing info@uschamber.com.