SCC President Lambert hears Obama support manufacturing jobs and community colleges

SCC President Lee Lambert

By Jim Hills, SCC Academic Blog

Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert was invited by the White House to hear President Barack Obama speak Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Northern Virginia Community College.

Shoreline Community College is taking a leadership role in the resurgence of manufacturing industries that are critical to America’s economic future.

“As President Obama reinforced today, manufacturing is a key component of the economy, and key to manufacturing are well-educated and well-trained employees,” Shoreline Community College President Lee Lambert said.

At the invitation of the White House, Lambert attended Obama’s June 8, 2011 visit to Northern Virginia Community College. At the event, President Obama announced a major expansion of Skills for America’s Future, an industry-led initiative that partners with community colleges to support their role in workforce development strategies, job training programs and job placements.

“Last year, we launched Skills for America’s Future to bring together companies and community colleges around a simple idea: making it easier for workers to gain new skills will make America more competitive in the global economy,” Obama said in a prepared statement. “Today, we are announcing a number of partnerships that will help us make this a reality, by opening doors to new jobs for workers, and helping employers find the trained people they need to compete against companies around the world.”

Lambert said Shoreline is working to establish industry, government and education partnerships that can help students.

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