To better deal with shortages of qualified applicants now and in the future, government policy makers need to acknowledge that government job training programs could stand improvement.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Job training empowers people to realize their dreams and improve their lives.
When the federal government invests in education, it should support quality education and career readiness rather than institutions that make empty promises.
Labor looks different in the 21st century. And so should our job training programs.
Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
We have a training period; we have certain guidelines and structure. You can't hire talented people and stifle them. That's not the way it works anymore.
Businesses need to define what they need so training providers can offer up the right training.
The training comes to us with the benefit of what has gone before.
By creating useful job descriptions and making clear what qualifications should be expected, the Department aims to help improve schools' ability to recruit the right people.
Government does not create jobs, it only creates the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it.