Key strategies

• Creating savings accounts that workers can use to pay for education and training, funded by employee/employer/government contributions, and fully portable; account maximums should be set so as to encourage workers to retrain frequently, which will also help emphasize community college and short-term training programs

• Offering or coordinating with community colleges and other training partners on short-term, just-in-time skill development programs focused on competitive, growing industries with worker shortages, and negotiating placements for workers who complete training programs

• Providing financial aid for lower-income students to pursue non-credit community college courses and certificates for competitive industries that face workforce shortages