From daemon Mon Jun 12 09:15 EDT 1995 Received: from atsi.edu (steps.atsi.edu [198.81.242.2]) by town.hall.org (8.6.12/941123.08ccg) with SMTP id JAA29495 for ; Mon, 12 Jun 1995 09:04:08 -0400 Received: from michael.atsi.edu by atsi.edu (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA02909; Mon, 12 Jun 1995 07:52:50 -0500 From: mbrown@steps.atsi.edu Date: Mon, 12 Jun 95 07:10:36 PDT Subject: 21st Century Worker To: jec@town.hall.org X-Mailer: Chameleon - TCP/IP for Windows by NetManage, Inc. Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1480 Status: RO The number one export in the 21st century will bw our nations skilled workers. Therefore..the development and deployment of a National Skill Standards Infrastructure is needed. The National Skill Standards Board (NSSB)will facilitate this effort but it will require the collective efforts of the research community, training and education content providers, Federal, State leaders, and industry to bring the skilled nation concept to reality. I plead with the Joint Economic Committee to develop a national mechanism (similar to the RFC that built the internet) in an effort to accelerate the skill projects that are currently in progress. in fact..if such a mechanism is not used...we stand the risk of lossing or never using the current research. (SCANS, emerging skill taxonomies, etc..) As Moderator of SKILLSNET, national repository of skills research and school-to-work projects...I am familiar with the impediments surrounding the skill standard issue. My conclusion.. legislation is required to build the bricks and to inspire industry participation. thank you for the opportunity to participate in the special hearing. It is my hope that there will be fruit from your efforts. ------------------------------------- Name: Michael L. Brown voice: 214-923-1663 fax: 214-923-1666 E-mail: mbrown@atsi.edu 06/12/95 07:10:36 Building The Standard: One Skill At A Time -------------------------------------