Andrew Reamer, Research Professor George

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Andrew Reamer, Research Professor George Washington Institute of Public Policy George Washington University NCRN 2022 Conference: Non-degree Credentials on the Move Non-degree Credentials Research Network April 28, 2022 Emerging Opportunities for Non-Degree Credential Research Emerging Opportunities for Non-Degree Credential Research Inventory of Federal Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) Programs Industrial Policies and Supply Chain Assessments National Science Foundation STW Initiative Federal Learning Agendas NLx Research Hub Inventory of Federal STW Programs STW Education and Training Programs with Broad Sectoral/Occupational Scope (28 entries) Regional Economic Development Programs with STW Development Component (6) Manufacturing STW Development Programs (5) Sector-specific STW Development Programs (27) STW Working Groups and Reports Mandated by Recent Legislation (13) Bipartisan Innovation Law S.1260 Sec. 2420 Manufacturing USA Program (to include development of industry credentials) Sec. 2509. Telecommunications Workforce Training Grant Program H.R. 4521 National Apprenticeship Act of 2022 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs Development and execution of programs to rapidly award certificates or credentials recognized by regional industries or other organizations. Supply Chain Assessments (E.O. 14017) June 2021 product assessments Pharmaceuticals Semiconductors Advanced batteries Critical minerals February 2022 industrial base assessments Energy Transportation Information and communications technology Public Health Agricultural commodities and food products Defense Supply Chain Assessments America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition Attract and support a skilled U.S. workforce for the clean energy transition Convene multiple agencies and workforce stakeholders to advance energy workforce development.(DOL, ED) --Advance skill-adjacent training and registered apprenticeships that will support the large-scale training needs of energy workers and employers. Meeting the Administration’s clean energy goals will require training and development for a range of professions including design, installation, operations and maintenance, component and subcomponent manufacturing and assembly, and materials production. (Wind strategy) Supply Chain Assessments Supply Chain Assessment of the Transportation Industrial Base: Freight and Logistics Policy Goal: Strengthen freight workforce and development Undertake a review of current job training and Registered Apprenticeship programs, to identify how they can be leveraged and improved to advance the transportation industrial base workforce, especially with regard to connecting members of vulnerable communities to supply chain jobs. Policy Goal: Convene supply chain stakeholders to enhance USDOT’s supply chain work Convene a Supply Chain Workforce Summit with the Departments of Labor, Transportation, Education, Commerce, Veterans’ Affairs, and Defense and workers across the freight and logistics sector NSF STW Initiative National Science Board Higher Education in Science and Engineering The STEM