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DEC 2017

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46 MMS December 2017 mmsonline.com SHOP TALK director of the National Institute for Manufactur- ing Skills (NIMS). The task force is chaired by Secretary Acosta and vice-chaired by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Among its members are representatives of U.S. companies, industry groups, educational institu- tions and labor unions. The group will submit to the White House a report recommending federal initiatives to promote apprenticeships, admin- istrative and legislative r e f o r m s t h a t w o u l d facilitate the formation and success of appren- t i c e s h i p p r o g r a m s , strategies for creating i n d u s t r y- r e c o g n i z e d apprenticeships, and the most effective strat- egies for amplifying and encouraging private- sector initiatives to pro- mote apprenticeships. "There are 6.1 million u n f i l l e d j o b s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d a n o t h e r 6 . 8 m i l l i o n people seeking employ- me nt. Manufactur ing alone will see 2 million jobs go unfilled over the next decade due to the s k i l l s g a p," M r. K i n g says. "Apprenticeship is the 'work-and-learn' solution that we need. Apprentices learn in- d e m a n d s k i l l s f r o m industry experts while g e t t i n g p a i d , w h i c h eases the apprentices' s t u d e n t d e b t a s a result. Apprenticeship is a win for individuals and industry." NIMS, call 703-352- 4971 or visit nims skills.org. NIMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO TASK FORCE ON APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced members of a new Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. The advisory group has been appointed to identif y strategies and propose regulations to grow apprenticeship. The task force will include Montez L. King, executive

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