Amber Rudd Quotes

If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce.

If we're not creating an educated and skilled workforce, there is just no conceivable way that were going to be economically competitive.

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

No economy can succeed without a high-quality workforce, particularly in an age of globalization and technical change.

Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

A nation’s success in the global economy is not determined by the quantity of its natural resources, but by the quality of its human resources.

Education is economic development.

Australia's economic future depends upon getting smarter. This means investing in the skills and knowledge of our workforce.

America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force.

At the end of the day, things don't get better unless you continue to invest in your workforce. And I've not heard any Republican talk about education and the investment in the future workforce.

In an information society, education is no mere amenity; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits.

If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.

You cannot be pro business unless you are pro education.

In an ever-changing global marketplace, the one factor any state can count on is the skills of its upcoming and existing workforce.

A skilled, well-educated workforce will attract more companies and jobs to our state.

While we can't begrudge companies for maximizing cost efficiency, we need to empower and properly train our workforce for the skilled jobs demanded in the 21st century.

Firms gain comparative advantage from how good their people are. Retaining and attracting talent is a key point of competitive advantage in the global economy. We are seeing that play out, and there are implications for Australia, too. The idea that companies now compete on who can pay their workers the lowest - that's all changing.

We need to give importance to skill development because this way we can end unemployment.

A modern economy and society requires skilled people, so you need to train them.

Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their citizens and companies compete globally.

The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.

Developing skills is as important as training. A larger effort is needed to create a skilled workforce with employment potential.

You can't be a first-world economy in the 21st century if you haven't laid the groundwork to seize the opportunities.