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President Donald J. Trump
• These opportunities were secured through private sector pledges, not taxpayer dollars.
• Pres. Trump launched the pledge in late July, prompting more than 20 companies and associations to pledge more than 3.8 million training opportunities over the next 5 years.
• IBM pledged 100,000 new opportunities.
• FedEx pledged more than 500,000 new opportunities.
• Other companies included Apple, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin, and more.
• IPC, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, is pledging 1 million new opportunities.
• The National Association of Landscape Professionals is pledging 150,000 opportunities.
DEVELOPING OUR WORKFORCE: President Trump has prioritized workforce development to better train and equip American workers.
• The unemployment rate has reached a 49 year low.
• The record number of job openings is bringing workers back off the sidelines who had been pushed out of the workforce.
• The rapidly changing modern economy will require new skill sets for our future workforce as new technology and automation grows.