Dear Workforce Development Stakeholders and Industry Representatives:
Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Department of Commerce recently sponsored the Kansas Skills Summit on October 29 in Wichita. Business and industry representatives were joined by state policy leaders and postsecondary education leaders to discuss the best strategies for developing and certifying a highly skilled workforce for Kansas.
At the Skills Summit, Gov. Brownback presented his vision for human capital development to meet the economic needs of the state. Jennifer McNelly of the Manufacturing Institute, National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C.; Debra Lyons of ACT Inc. in Atlanta; and Kansas business leaders from several different industries described the economic value of third party endorsed, industry credentials. Examples of these credentials include American Welding Society (AWS), National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS), Certified Production Technician (CPT), and multiple health credentials.
The primary outcome of the summit is to encourage the involvement of employers with the system of industry credentials. These credentials, supplied by our educational system, can be used by Kansas businesses to standardize the skills and knowledge workers bring to the labor market. Companies tell us again and again that they want to relocate or expand in communities and states that have the workers with the right skill sets and training that fit their needs.
This is your opportunity to support our effort and have a say in this initiative!
At the summit's conclusion, we asked companies in attendance to sign a pledge, publicly acknowledging your support for this effort to build a qualified workforce. We are asking you today to sign the online pledge and join us in developing and quantifying a highly skilled workforce for Kansas. Even if you signed the pledge at the summit, we are asking you to do so again to show your support. For more information on industry credentials and the Kansas initiative, please contact Kathy Hund at
khund@kansascommerce.com or
(785) 296-0205.
Thank you again for your efforts supporting a robust Kansas economy for individuals, businesses and communities.
Sincerely,
Pat George
Kansas Secretary of Commerce
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