President Trump Takes Real Action to Promote Jobs in the Skilled Trades
President Trump Takes executive Action to Promote employment in family-sustaining Skilled Trades
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STREAMLING FRAGMENTED FEDERAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
- A new executive order signed by President Trump directs the Departments of Education, Labor, and Commerce to develop a “Comprehensive Worker Investment and Development Strategy” to ensure federal support for workforce development programs prioritizes employment and wages.
- Agency heads are directed to identify and recommend reforms to address ineffective programs, target resources towards “upskilling” American workers (e.g., the use of artificial intelligence), and realign credentials and education assessments (e.g., 4-year degrees) to better support industry needs.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPANDING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS
- President Trump has directed the Departments of Education, Labor, and Commerce to develop a plan to surpass one million new active registered apprentices.
- Agency heads are directed to identify opportunities to expand registered apprenticeships in new industries and to prioritize program efficiency and consistency.
- Agency heads are further directed to identity opportunities to enhance connections between America’s colleges and universities and apprenticeship programs through federal career and technical education (Perkins V) grants and student aid.
PRESIDENT TRUMP UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SKILLED TRADES TO AMERICAN PROSPERITY AND SECURITY
- American manufacturing has declined for four straight decades. This disaster has put entrance to the middle class out of reach for millions of hard-working Americans. It has also left the nation ill-equipped to confront the emerging threat from the People’s Republic of China.
- President Trump will not allow this unsustainable situation to continue. As he works to reshore domestic manufacturing, President Trump is working to equip Americans with the skills they will need to hold the trade jobs of the future. America’s business community can rest assured that their investments in American workers will pay off.