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... workforce have changed and whether there is an opportunity to upskill, retrain, and certify a sig­nificant portion of displaced workers to meet new and shifting labor demands in a way that is equitable, inclusive, and resilient to global instability. To explore how communities around the United States are addressing workforce issues laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are taking advantage of local opportunities to expand their STEMM workforces to position them for success going forward, the Board of Higher Education and Workforce of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies)
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... The planning committee designed the workshops to highlight promising practices that community colleges and baccalaureate-granting institutions of higher education, as well as non-academic training and certification programs, can use to respond urgently and appropriately to those needs. The speakers, panelists, and workshop participants presented a broad range of views and ideas that aimed to address the following questions in the Statement of Task: • How have the current and near-term regional STEMM labor market needs changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the needs for the skilled technical workforce, such as information technology and computing fields, health technology sectors, and manufacturing?
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... Can the recent events related to the death of Black men and women at the hands of police and the Black Lives ­Matter movement raise awareness of the disenfranchisement of the nation's underrepresented minority populations that result from institutionalized racism, and therefore increase focus on the needs of those populations? • What actions are needed to assist local higher education institu tions, training and certification programs, industry, and policy makers at the local, state, and federal levels in fostering improved linkages between education and training resources and STEMM workforce needs at the regional level as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
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... 4 REGIONAL STEMM WORKFORCE NEEDS IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 themes the committee selected included job training offerings; valuing, managing, and leveraging diversity and equity principles and practices as key components of workforce training; degrees and credentials; the digital divide; social support services; and data. Box 7-1 includes additional details on these themes.
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