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Early Learning Investment Council

Early Learning Investment Council. Lydia Logan Vice President and Executive Director Institute for a Competitive Workforce. Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW). Works to ensure that businesses have access—today and tomorrow—to an educated and skilled workforce.

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Early Learning Investment Council

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  1. Early LearningInvestment Council Lydia LoganVice President and Executive DirectorInstitute for a Competitive Workforce

  2. Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) • Works to ensure that businesses have access—today and tomorrow—to an educated and skilled workforce. • Promotes high educational standards and effective workforce training systems so that they are aligned with each other and with today's rigorous business demands.

  3. “Human capital is the number one business challenge” Tom Donohue, President and CEO U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  4. The Global Competitiveness Numbers Game

  5. An Aging Workforce • 150 million Americans currently in the workforce • 77 million ‘Baby Boomers’ nearing retirement • Only 40 million Gen X’ers and Y’ers available to replace them

  6. If India and China successfully train less than 10% of their population, their skilled workforce would be nearly equal to our entire workforce

  7. United States $3.7 billion spent per year on remedial education $58.5 billion spent per year on private training Spending on Remedial Education and Private Training

  8. U.S. Strengths and Opportunities:Creating a powerful workforce for the 21st Century

  9. Source: Tough Choices or Tough Times report - NCEE

  10. Lydia Logan Vice President and Executive Director Institute for a Competitive Workforce U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062 Llogan@uschamber.com www.uschamber.com/icw

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