The Education and Workforce program of the U.S. Chamber Foundation promotes rigorous educational standards and effective job training systems to preserve the strength of America’s greatest economic resource, its workforce.
This paper advances a solution building from a bold idea for improving employer leadership and investment in a wide variety of earn and learn opportunities, including high-quality internships and apprenticeships.
Lisa Allen, President and CEO of the Ziegenfelder Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, testified on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing entitled “The Opioids Epidemic: Implications for America’s Workplaces.”
Lays Out Employer-Led Approach to Closing the Skills Gap
With school starting back up, this is a good time to think about how we train and equip our students for success.
This transformative vision would give the business community the space and incentive to organize and lead their own workforce solutions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue issued the following statement today on President Trump’s executive order related to workforce development:
Opportunity is at the heart of the American Dream, and at the heart of opportunity is a job. When the right person fills the right job, we all benefit—families, neighborhoods, businesses. We all grow and prosper. Yet, there’s a disconnect in our country.
From the classroom to the football field, leaders in Minneapolis understand the importance of education in supporting students.
The U.S. Chamber Foundation is addressing the problem of the skills gap with its Talent Pipeline Management initiative.
With high school seniors applying to colleges right now, what's the state of higher education?
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