Workforce Skills Quotes

When I get economic development calls from business leaders who are considering relocating or expanding in Arkansas, the abilities of our workforce are always a critical part of the conversation.

What I hear from employers day in and day out is, 'I need to make sure I have that skilled workforce to compete.' And so we've been able to help so many people punch their ticket to the middle class by transforming our workforce development system for advanced manufacturing jobs and other critical jobs that exist right now.

Jobless workers, especially those out of work for months and years, don't have the skills to multitask in a fast-paced economy where medical workers need to know electronic record-keeping, machinists need computer skills, and marketing managers can no longer delegate software duties.

Long-term economic growth depends mainly on nonmonetary factors such as population growth and workforce participation, the skills and aptitudes of our workforce, the tools at their disposal, and the pace of technological advance. Fiscal and regulatory policies can have important effects on these factors.

We won't win in the world if we don't do more to upskill our own workforce.

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

There are not enough good jobs for the skill levels we have.

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

Learning the core curriculum cannot come through coercion. It must come through a recognition of the need to integrate with economic life.

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

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.

We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global competitiveness.

The ingenuity and creativity of the private sector is essential to meeting American's needs for a skilled work force.

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.

I'm a big believer in what I call demand-style workforce development. It looks at what kinds of skills are in demand out there in the workplace. It takes that approach to skill-building.

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce.

France needs to improve training and education and the level of skills of its workforce.

Apprenticeships are the real nitty-gritty way of creating an efficient, skillful and vibrant workforce.

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

One of the smartest investments we can make in Connecticut is in job training programs.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

Recognising that the future growth of India will depend on greater skill development, the National Policy for Skill Development aims to create a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022.

If you focus on the single question of who knows best what students need in the workforce, it's the people already in the workforce. Why not give industry a voice?