[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 23524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10665]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Under Secretary for Economic Affairs announces the second
meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board (Advisory
Board). Discussions of the Advisory Board will include its progress
toward achieving the goals set at its inaugural meeting on March 6,
2019, as well as other Advisory Board matters. The meeting will take
place in Charlotte, NC, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on June 18, 2019; the meeting will
begin at 11:15 a.m. and end at approximately 2 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in the Foundation For The Carolinas, 220
North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (https://www.fftc.org/). The
meeting is open to the public via audio conference technology. Audio
instructions will be prominently posted on the Advisory Board homepage
at: https://www.commerce.gov/americanworker/american-workforce-policy-advisory-board. Please note: The Advisory Board website will maintain
the most current information on the meeting agenda, schedule, and
location. These items may be updated without further notice in the
Federal Register.
The public may also submit statements or questions via the Advisory
Board email address, [email protected]
(please use the subject line ``June 2019 Advisory Board Meeting Public
Comment''), or by letter to Sabrina Montes, c/o Office of Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. If you wish the Advisory
Board to consider your statement or question during the meeting, we
must receive your written statement or question no later than 5 p.m.
(EST) four business days prior to the meeting. We will provide all
statements or questions received after the deadline to the members;
however, they may not consider them during the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sabrina Montes, c/o Office of Under
Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, (301) 278-9268, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce and the Advisor to
the President overseeing the Office of Economic Initiatives serve as
the co-chairs of the Advisory Board. In addition to the co-chairs, the
Advisory Board comprises 25 members that represent various sectors of
the economy. The Board advises the National Council for the American
Worker.
Discussions at the June meeting will include updates toward
achieving the four main goals announced at the inaugural meeting of the
Advisory Board:
Develop a Campaign to Promote Multiple Pathways to Career
Success. Companies, workers, parents, and policymakers have
traditionally assumed that a university degree is the best, or only,
path to a middle-class career. Employers and job seekers should be
aware of multiple career pathways and skill development opportunities
outside of traditional 4-year degrees.
Increase Data Transparency to Better Match American
Workers with American Jobs. High-quality, transparent, and timely data
can significantly improve the ability of employers, students, job
seekers, education providers, and policymakers to make informed choices
about education and employment--especially for matching education and
training programs to in-demand jobs and the skills needed to fill them.
Modernize Candidate Recruitment and Training Practices.
Employers often struggle to fill job vacancies, yet their hiring
practices may actually reduce the pool of qualified job applicants. To
acquire a talented workforce, employers must better identify the skills
needed for specific jobs and communicate those needs to education
providers, job seekers, and students.
Measure and Encourage Employer-led Training Investments.
The size, scope, and impacts of education and skills training
investments are still not fully understood. There is a lack of
consistent data on company balance sheets and in federal statistics.
Business and policy makers need to know how much is spent on training,
the types of workers receiving training, and the long-term value of the
money and time spent in classroom and on-the-job training.
Brian C. Moyer,
Acting Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and Director, Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-10665 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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