skills2compete

Creation of a Manufacturing Career Pathway

House Bill 13-1165

Testimony to the Senate Education Committee
Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst
April 25, 2013

My name is Frank Waterous, and I am a senior policy analyst with the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

Creation of a Manufacturing Career Pathway

House Bill 13-1165

Testimony to the House Education Committee
Frank Waterous, Senior Policy Analyst
Feb. 18, 2013

My name is Frank Waterous, and I am a senior policy analyst with the Bell Policy Center. The Bell is a non-partisan, non-profit research and policy organization founded on progressive values and dedicated to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

The Bell's Frank Waterous, fifth from left, and Rich Jones, second from right, join a group of supporters as Gov. John Hickenlooper signs the Skills for Jobs Act. Sen. Linda Newell and Rep. Daniel Kagan, flanking the governor, sponsored the bill.

By 2019, Colorado will have nearly 300,000 new openings in the "middle-skill" jobs category – positions that require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year post-secondary degree. But the state does not have enough sufficiently trained workers to fill these solid, well-paying positions, according to a report released today.