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Brookings: Rethinking Workforce Development (Webcast)
February 16, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Brookings is hosting a webcast on Rethinking Workforce Development on Tuesday, February 16th, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
The COVID-19 recession—and its potential for accelerating automation—has exacerbated many inequities within the U.S. economy and reduced opportunities for upward mobility. As evident in recent decades: stagnating earnings, declining labor force participation, and a dearth of programs serving the most vulnerable workers and communities have given rise to the urgent need for a more cohesive workforce development system. It will take bold reforms to expand and scale effective and well-targeted workforce development programs and services; but such reforms are necessary to improve employment outcomes and increase credential attainment among workers with the greatest risk of being displaced.
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