U.S. Department of Labor Led Delegation Attends International Seminar On Economic and Employment Development
HANOI, Vietnam — A delegation of U.S. Department of Labor officials and
representatives from academic institutions and business participated in a
conference sponsored in cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
(MOLISA). Douglas F. Small, deputy assistant secretary of labor for
employment and training, headed the U.S. delegation and joined Ambassador Michael W. Marine in
Vietnam for the conference on economic and workforce
development.
“The
United
States
is pleased to join with other countries in this important discussion,” said Small. “To remain competitive in the global economy, it is
critical that both large and growing economies develop innovative strategies
for education and training a prepared workforce. This conference provides the
opportunity to exchange ideas and share economic and workforce development
approaches.”
Entitled
“Strategies for Economic Development: Keys to Success in the 21st
Century,” the conference was held in cooperation with Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) and in advance of a labor ministerial meeting in October.
The
conference featured sessions exploring the fundamentals of building a public
workforce system; strategies to create innovative public-private partnerships
that address workforce challenges; and the role of public and private training
providers in educating workers to meet the skills needs of employers.
Additionally,
the conference included workshops on the role of entrepreneurship in economic
growth strategies; the role of workforce and labor market information in
helping workers understand high growth employment and career opportunities; and
the importance of building a pipeline of youth prepared to begin their working
years.
U.S.
delegation members included Martin Bean, managing director for education,
Microsoft; Dr. Gary Green, president, Forsyth Tech Community College; Rebecca
Rust, director of labor market statistics, Florida Agency for Workforce
Innovation; Scott Sheely, executive director,
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board; Karen Steinberg, executive vice
president, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning; and Ron Stiver, commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce
Development. Delegation members from the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Employment and Training Administration were Gregg Weltz,
director of youth services; Amy Young of the Office of Policy Development and
Research; and Dale Ziegler of the Office of Workforce Security.
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