WHY WORKFORCE? WHY NOW?
• KNOWLEDGE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF WEALTH
• SKILLS ARE CONSTANTLY BECOMING OUTDATED
• PRODUCTS AND LABOR ARE GLOBALIZED DUE TO TECHNOLOGY
• PEOPLE ARE REPLACING NATURAL RESOURCES AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AS
THE VALUE-ADDED ASSET
• QUALITY OF LIFE ATTRACTS TALENT WHICH ATTRACTS JOBS
• 4TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM RUSSIA, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE, ITALY, SWEDEN,
AND CANADA SCORE BETTER ON READING LITERACY THAN THE US
- Boston College PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study)