Congress must address the 'skills gap' and update our education system by passing the Perkins Act

These aren't blue collar or white collar jobs, they're "new collar" roles that prioritize capabilities over

credentials. With nearly 16 million new collar jobs to be added in the U.S. by 2024, we must ensure our

students have the skills they need to take on these roles.

Sure, capabilities over credentials. So really what that means is a lower base pay scale & then when it comes time for raises and promotions, the lack of a degree will be cited as an inhibitor to receiving the raise or promotion.

Today, too many college graduates and mid-career professionals lack the skills required for open

positions. In our role as CEOs, we experience this problem first hand. Together, our companies employ

hundreds of thousands of people, but we and many companies like ours find it challenging to fill

thousands of jobs across the country.

Oh, this illegitimate refrain again? Perhaps if they hadn't RA'd all those employees over the last ~25 years or so, they wouldn't be whining about the alleged lack of skilled candidates for all their open positions.

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Business Leaders Create Regional Networks to Meet Changing Skills Needs and Expand Quality Job Opportunities --

Business Roundtable today launched the Workforce Partnership Initiative (WPI) to tackle current and

future skills development challenges and drive economic growth in seven regions around the U.S.

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The first seven WPI regions are listed below, along with the leading Business Roundtable CEOs and

the specific skills or education focus of each regional initiative. Each regional partnership will kickoff in

the coming months.

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New York, NY / New Jersey / Connecticut

Leading Business Roundtable CEO: Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President and CEO of IBM Corporation

Education/Skills Focus: Increase early college and two- and four-year pathways to develop the region’s

workforce in technological fields including data science, cybersecurity, and cloud technology. The group

will identify key workforce competencies needed for the Greater NYC region, and will engage with

education partners to map those needs against existing educational offerings to determine how

companies can support solutions for stronger curricular alignment and expanded student learning

opportunities.

https://www.businessroundtable.org/media/news-releases/brt-launches-ceo-led-and-community-partnerships-strengthen-u.s.-workforce

Ginni has a skills gap as CEO if you look at her abysmal track record. The hypocrisy is laughable.

So true. At IBM if you move to management you will be announced as bringing xxx years of experience to the role. If you are over 45, skills up to date..you will be regarded as an " empty calorie" on the RA list ..no prospects etc

And where in this long post does with company IBM show up????? NOWHERE. Just a news item, fake in nature regarding skills talent lack. Sure, fire the old people with knowledge and skill and GUESS WHAT --- THE 20 SOMETHINGS DON'T HAVE IT.

I Agree, experience and studies have also shown that it takes 10,000 hours of real life work experience to learn the trade and be effective. Thousands of New Collar workers have little or no direction because their managers are busy in staff meetings running spread sheet formulas and the valuable older employees who could have been mentors have all been RA'd. I wish all of these excuses as to why there is a talent shortage would stop. How many more quarters will this continue?

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