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Solis: Focus on preparedness for high-skill jobs

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Fri Dec 04 2009

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(From Washingtonpost.com) As the Obama administration tries to create jobs amid the recession,

some two dozen industry leaders, local elected officials and union

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representatives advocated Thursday for improved workforce training as

the key to economic prosperity.

In a breakout session on "Strengthening Workers and Main Street,"

participants shared ideas for growing training programs to prepare a

new generation of workers for the 21st-century economy. They stressed

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the importance of helping people learn new job skills while still

earning an income.

"What we're talking about is meeting people where they live and the

realities of their lives," said Melody Barnes, director of the White

House Domestic Policy Council.

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Labor Secretary Hilda Solis

said it is essential to prepare workers for highly-skilled jobs in

fields that are likely to grow as the country emerges from the

recession. "A lack of trained workers can hold back employers from

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