Esther McVey Quotes

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some specific line of work, fitting him or her to earn a livelihood.

I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.

If we are going to compete in this world we're in today, there is no possible way we can do it with lowering expectations and dumbing down everything. Children are going to suffer, and families' hearts are going to be broken that their kids won't be able to get a job in the 21st Century.

Individuals out of work for an extended period can become less employable as they lose the specific skills acquired in their previous jobs and also lose the habits needed to hold down any job.

If I would take a job with a professional league, I need to be ready.

They already know all about brands... but what 16- and 17-year-olds won't necessarily have is experience of the world of work. The more that businesses get involved with schools, the better, because businesses sometimes complain that students don't have what they require to succeed in work.

What is the purpose of education if not, at a minimum, to prepare people for work?

There's a belief... in the country that we can cure unemployment by creating opportunity. The skills gap proves that opportunity along is not enough to get people employed.

To reap this demographic dividend, we need to enable the youth to acquire skills required to get the job or become self-employed.

Spending some money on the you who is going to get a job is essential.

It is such a tricky transition between education and work.

Each day, we're sharpening Iowa's competitive edge in education and expanding our workplace partnerships with job-ready, STEM savvy, lifelong learners.

Work experience for many is their first taste of work and an essential first step into the jobs market.

We've got to make sure that we have the workers of tomorrow.

I want to invest in community colleges, training programs, and high-quality apprenticeships that help people gain the skills they need for the jobs of the future.

I haven't got a real job.

Our ability to compete for the jobs of tomorrow depends, above all, on our capacity to educate children today.

Sometimes people come out of school right now and they immediately want a job doing something. And there's nothing wrong with just listening and learning and watching.

We need to invest in people's lives so that they can do the jobs of the 21st century.

We know there are a lot of people in the unemployment pool that do not match up in their skill set for what jobs are going to be created, and that's an area we've got to keep pressing on.

I'm an unemployed teacher right now and I'm looking for a place to teach.

Students today need experience to get a job, and they need a job to get experience. The Chegg Champion program provides students with a real-world working experience that actually offers financial rewards.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I applied to 300 jobs and didn't get any of them, so I decided that I would stay in school and go to Harvard Business school, and that's my background.