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The pandemic’s acceleration of trends toward remote work, digital transformation, and automation could permanently reduce demand for low-skill jobs. To build a large and fully competitive US workforce and reduce inequality, aggressive reskilling will be needed.  \nEven before the global pandemic’s onslaught, preparing the future workforce to drive rapidly advancing technology in an increasingly competitive global economy—and minimize the adverse fallout from these trends—was one of the nation’s greatest challenges. COVID-19 has made this challenge more urgent. Now, an estimated 40 percent of workers will need short-term training and reskilling by 2025.1 American leadership, prosperity, and competitiveness will hinge on maximizing the skills of our nation’s workers.  \nThe pandemic has disproportionately displaced minority workers, women, youth, and workers with lower educational attainment, many of whom are among the near-record  \n40-plus percent of the jobless who have been unemployed more than six months. Such  \ndisplaced workers, or the “long-term unemployed,” typically find it hard to get a new  \njob the longer they are without one. For many of them, securing a new job will require  \ntraining for skills that are in demand.  \nToday’s plethora of training efforts lacks the necessary collaboration, coordination, and  \nfuture-skill focus to address the challenges facing the workforce. Together, employers  \nand the trainees themselves fund most workforce training in the US. In 2019, consumers  \nspent nearly $250 billion on higher education and vocational programs; and according  \nto one survey, training expenditures by US employers totaled $83 billion that year.2  \nBy comparison, the federal government spends an estimated $14 billion annually  \non employment and training activities, primarily in support of the unemployed and  \nvulnerable populations, as well as an estimated $75 billion for higher education, including  \nfederal tuition subsidies (Pell Grants) and student loans.3  \nFederally funded worker training outside of higher education has been on the decline  \nfor decades,4 though low-cost, broad-access institutions (including community colleges,  \nwhich receive a combination of tuition dollars and federal, state, and local funding)  \nare increasingly important training providers. They train more people than coding  \nboot camps, apprenticeship programs, and government-funded programs combined.5  \nCommunity colleges, vocational schools, and other broad-access institutions are  \ntherefore well positioned to partner with business leaders to deliver in-demand skills  \nthrough innovative degrees, licenses, certifications, and other alternative creden  \ntials. Many stakeholders—including educators, private training providers, nonprofits,  \nand government—must coordinate to deliver training programs focused on skills and  \njobs. But most critically, business partners attuned to industry needs must engage in  \nthis process and help map career pathways that correspond with actual jobs needed  \nin their industries.  \nThe pace of change, including forced technological transformation during the pandemic,  \ndemands a workforce of life-long learners who continuously upgrade their technology  \nskills as well as “soft” skills valued by employers, including critical thinking, commu  \nnication, and creative,“out-of-the-box” thinking—skills that cannot be automated.  \nIn","cbCaikOyVuqy4Lrn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikOyVuqy4Lrn","pdf",888738,32,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Recommendations for a Collaborative Training Plan\n## A Call To Action for Business Leaders","[{\"question\":\"Why does the postpandemic economy require accelerated workforce reskilling?\",\"answer\":\"Remote work, digital transformation, and automation may permanently reduce demand for low-skill jobs. Reskilling is needed to ensure workers have in-demand skills and to build a competitive workforce.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem does the plan identify with current training efforts?\",\"answer\":\"It notes a lack of necessary collaboration, coordination, and future-skill focus. Training stakeholders do not consistently align programs with emerging industry needs.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions does the plan recommend for business leaders right away?\",\"answer\":\"Sponsor at least one apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship program and partner with local community colleges and/or high schools for work-based learning. Also ensure hiring managers interview candidates who are long-term unemployed and those with industry-recognized non-degree credentials.\"}]","A US Workforce Training Plan for the Postpandemic Economy - Executive Summary | PDF",1792047990,81]