DES MOINES, IOWA (June 18, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds talked about how the Future Ready Iowa Initiative, registered apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities continue to expand economic opportunities for Iowans during the second American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.

“The entire country is facing a skills crisis, and we need to do everything we can to show people that there are multiple paths to a great career,” said Gov Reynolds. “Iowa is second to none when it comes to public-private partnerships, registered apprenticeships, and work-based learning opportunities. This success at the state level will continue to be a model for our efforts on the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.”

During the strategy session, board members discussed ways to encourage the private sector and educational institutions to combat the skills crisis by investing in and increasing demand-driven education, training, and re-training, including training through apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities. Gov Reynolds serves on two subcommittees on the Workforce Advisory Board: A Subcommittee to Develop a Campaign to Promote Multiple Pathways to Career Success and a subcommittee to Modernize Candidate Recruitment and Training Practices.

Gov Reynolds was joined by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, as well as other members of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board.

Earlier this year, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump announced that Gov Reynolds has been appointed to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. Established under Executive Order 13845, this Board will work directly with the National Council for the American Worker, leveraging the knowledge of its members to develop and implement a strategy to revamp the American workforce to better meet the challenges of the 21st century. Read that press release here.

Other members of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board include:

 

Jay Box, President, Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Walter Bumphus, President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges

Jim Clark, President and CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of America

Tim Cook, CEO, Apple

Tom Donohue, CEO, US Chamber of Commerce

Juanita Duggan, President and CEO, National Federation for Independent Business

Elizabeth Goettl, President and CEO, Cristo Rey Network

Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President, and CEO, Lockheed Martin

Eric Holcomb, Governor, Indiana

Barbara Humpton, CEO, Siemens USA

Al Kelly, CEO, Visa

Vi Lyles, Mayor, Charlotte, North Carolina

Bill McDermott, CEO, SAP America

Sean McGarvey, President, North America’s Building and Trades Unions

Doug McMillon, President and CEO, Walmart

Craig Menear, Chairman, President, and CEO, Home Depot

Michael Piwowar, Executive Director, Milken Institute

Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University

Ginni Rometty, Chairman, President, and CEO, IBM

Scott Sanders, Executive Director, National Association of State Workforce Agencies

Johnny Taylor, President and CEO, Society for Human Resource Management

Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

Sheree Utash, President, Wichita State Tech University

Marianne Wanamaker, Professor, University of Tennessee

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