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ERIC Number: ED496064
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 69
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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The 21st Century Workplace: Preparing for Tomorrow's Employment Trends Today. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session (May 26, 2005). Senate Hearing 109-136
US Senate
The purpose of this hearing was to look for answers to the following questions about the workforce of tomorrow: How will tomorrow's workforce differ from today's? What kind of jobs will tomorrow's employers be looking to fill? What skills will tomorrow's workers need to fill those jobs? And, most importantly, what can be done now to be sure that we are ready when tomorrow arrives at our national doorstep? During the meeting, committee members looked to their witnesses to help navigate them through the lessons of the past, current trends, and projected changes in a wide range of employment factors. Statements during this hearing were provided by: Honorable Michael B. Enzi, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Gary Garczynski, Past President, Home Builders Institute, National Associating of Home Builders; Tamara J. Erickson, Executive Officer, and Member, Board of Directors, the Concours Group, Watertown, MA; Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Employment Policy, the Hudson Institute, Washington, DC; and Jared Bernstein, Director, Living Standards Program, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC; and Edward M. Kennedy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts. Additional material was presented by Johnny Isakson, a U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia.
US Senate. Available from: U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20401. Tel: 866-512-1800; Fax: 202-512-2104; Web site: http://gpoaccess.gov
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Identifiers - Location: United States
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