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The ability of the American worker to adapt to technological innovation and worldwide competition is the key to economic security in the future, according to a report released by the National Governors Association (NGA). The report notes that the current approach to workforce development in the U.S. was designed for a different set of economic realities than those that exist today.
“Making” Our Future focuses on the results of an NGA Center for Best Practices Policy Academy where teams from eight states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania—participated in an intensive, year-long strategic planning process to support advanced manufacturing by combining workforce education and support for business innovation, university-industry partnerships and public and private sector entrepreneurship.
The NGA Center for Best Practices' Economic, Human Services & Workforce (EHSW) Division focuses on best practices, policy options, and service delivery improvements across a range of current and emerging issues, including economic development and innovation, workforce development, employment services, research and development policies, and human services for children, youth, low-income families, and people with disabilities.
- Innovation & Economic Growth
- Clean Energy & Economic Development
- Entrepreneurship & New Businesses Development
- Arts & the Economy
- Higher Education's Contribution to Economic Growth Strategies
- Growth Opportunities in Manufacturing
- Safe Reduction of Children in Foster Care
- Youth in Transition
- Fostering Connections Act
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Reducing Poverty and Improving Family Economic Opportunity
- Federal Workforce Legislation
- The National Association of State Workforce Board Chairs
- The National Association of State Liaisons for Workforce Development Partnerships
- Immigrant Integration
- State Sector Strategies
- The Civic Engagement of Older Adults Initiative
- Postsecondary Credential Attainment by Adult Workers
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