American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; Meeting

Citation84 FR 60054
Record Number2019-24282
Published date07 November 2019
SectionNotices
CourtThe Under Secretary For Economic Affairs Office
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 60054-60055]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-24282]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
                RIN 0691-XC108
                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 Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
                announces the fourth 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 Indianapolis, IN on December 5, 2019.
                DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on December 5, 2019; the meeting
                will
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                begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST).
                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Indiana Women's Prison, 2596
                N Girls School Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46214. 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 ``December 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.
                 The December meeting will include updates on implementation of
                recommendations from the September meeting and discussions of new
                recommendations under each of the four main goals 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.
                Sabrina L. Montes,
                Designated Federal Official, American Workforce Policy Advisory Board,
                Bureau of Economic Analysis.
                [FR Doc. 2019-24282 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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