Durbin and Schneider Visit Oakton Community College, Discuss Skills Gap

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) visited Oakton Community College's manufacturing lab to discuss how the college is working to close the skills-to-jobs mismatch often referred to as the "skills gap" by helping students build skills in high-needs areas. Durbin and Schneider held a roundtable discussion with students, educators and industry leaders to discuss Oakton's curriculum and the partnerships the school has pursued.

Last year, Durbin introduced the Community College Career Fund Act, which would support partnerships between two-year colleges and businesses to train two million Americans for jobs in high-demand industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, and information technology.

Schneider introduced the AMERICA Works Act, which brings educators and industry leaders together to design programs to train workers with most in-demand skills.

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