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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Our nation is continuing to experience high | ||||||
3 | unemployment rates and a national economic recession that | ||||||
4 | directly affects our ability to compete in a global job market; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, The employment of future workers and the | ||||||
7 | re-employment of displaced workers are dependent upon the | ||||||
8 | availability of training programs to provide individuals with | ||||||
9 | the skills needed in critical industries; and
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10 | WHEREAS, High school and college career and occupational | ||||||
11 | education is enhanced when local businesses in key industries | ||||||
12 | provide input on curricula and offer work-based learning | ||||||
13 | opportunities in occupations with family-sustaining careers; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Innovation and the spread of good management | ||||||
16 | practices are accelerated when businesses work together to | ||||||
17 | identify and meet their common training and skill needs; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Workers' ability to succeed in today's | ||||||
19 | knowledge-based, global economy is enhanced when employers | ||||||
20 | invest in their skills and when businesses develop skill | ||||||
21 | certifications recognized industry wide and articulated with |
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1 | college credit; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The ability of low-income workers to have a real | ||||||
3 | chance at pathways out of poverty requires training providers | ||||||
4 | and other service providers to have first-hand knowledge of | ||||||
5 | employers' skill needs and how workers can be supported to meet | ||||||
6 | those standards; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, Local Workforce Investment Boards are, by | ||||||
8 | statute, composed primarily of individuals from the private | ||||||
9 | sector; as such, they are the appropriate vehicle to identify | ||||||
10 | the needs and opportunities within their local community and | ||||||
11 | work with education providers to address those needs through | ||||||
12 | the local education system, including community colleges, | ||||||
13 | not-for-profit organizations, and proprietary schools; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, It is fitting to promote the continuation and role | ||||||
15 | of local Workforce Investment Boards as the most effective | ||||||
16 | vehicle available to address the needs of businesses and | ||||||
17 | individuals through the establishment of local workforce | ||||||
18 | development programs and services; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, The week of August 26 - September 1, 2012 will be | ||||||
20 | an opportunity to highlight innovative approaches offered | ||||||
21 | through local Workforce Investment Boards to build the State's | ||||||
22 | workforce; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we designate the week of August 26 through September 1, 2012, | ||||||
4 | as "Workforce Development Week" in the State of Illinois and | ||||||
5 | encourage individuals, businesses, and governmental | ||||||
6 | organizations in this State to visit and promote the programs | ||||||
7 | and services offered through local Workforce Investment | ||||||
8 | Boards.
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