American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; Meeting

Published date31 August 2020
Citation85 FR 53794
Record Number2020-19087
SectionNotices
CourtThe Under Secretary For Economic Affairs Office
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 169 (Monday, August 31, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 53794-53795]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-19087]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
                RIN 0691-XC113
                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 seventh 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.
                DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on September 23, 2020; the meeting
                will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at approximately 3:30 p.m. (EDT).
                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenhower Executive Office
                Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20502. 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 ``September 2020 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.
                (EDT) 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 September meeting will include updates on implementation of the
                Call to Action from the May 2020 meeting and recommendations from prior
                meetings, and discussions of new recommendations under 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.
                 Build the Technological Infrastructure Necessary for the
                Future of Work. In response to the ``Call to Action'' recommendations
                approved by the Advisory Board in May 2020, the Increase Data
                Transparency to Better Match American Workers with American Jobs
                Working Group expanded its scope and changed its name to the Build the
                Technological Infrastructure Necessary for the Future of Work Working
                Group. The working group's scope now includes digital infrastructure
                investment as described in the ``Digital Infrastructure Principles''
                approved by the Advisory Board at the June 2020 meeting. Our nation
                cannot achieve a satisfactory economic recovery unless the
                technological infrastructure is in place to connect and empower all
                Americans to participate in the workforce. High-quality, transparent,
                and timely data can significantly improve the ability of employers,
                students, job seekers,
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                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. 2020-19087 Filed 8-28-20; 8:45 am]
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