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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Found in ALA District Dispatch at
<a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2017/05/jobs-summit-emilys-party-e-rate-and-san-diego/">
http://www.districtdispatch.org/2017/05/jobs-summit-emilys-party-e-rate-and-san-diego/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This past week, I had the privilege of attending a part of the New American Jobs
<a href="https://www.cta.tech/News/Press-Releases/2017/May/CTA%E2%80%99s-New-American-Jobs-Summit-Explores-the-Future.aspx" target="_blank">
Summit</a> organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), a member of the American Library Association’s Public Policy Advisory Council. This was a wonderful event and my only regret was being able to attend only a part of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, raised a number of points of direct relevance to the library community. Foxx emphasized the skills gap, especially in
the tech sector and that the nation needs stronger education, not training. We “train animals and educate people,” she said. “All education is vocational” and all degree seekers want a job. Foxx is supportive of innovative learning opportunities and better
community partnerships. Of course, we will have to see if Chairwoman Foxx’s positions will lead to actual positive change for the nation’s communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CTA featured its new <a href="https://www.cta.tech/News/Blog/Articles/2017/May/The-Future-of-Jobs-in-the-United-States.aspx" target="_blank">
market research report “Future of Work,”</a> based on a survey of tech industry leaders. Not surprisingly, 71% of leaders say it is difficult to find appropriately skilled employees. However, only 9% believe that the situation will improve during the next five
years — so there is plenty of opportunity for libraries to help, for example, through engaging in coding awareness and skills development, bolstered by ALA’s
<a href="http://www.ala.org/tools/readytocode" target="_blank">Libraries Ready to Code</a> initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I have attached the report referenced in this article, “Future of Work”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C">JEFF MARTIN</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">Manager, Library Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-704-5248 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">f:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-586-7575<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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