Skills2Compete-Maryland.
Skills2Compete-Maryland is Governor Martin O’Malley’s new workforce development vision aimed at increasing post-secondary success to strengthen the skills of Maryland’s workforce. Skills2Compete-Marlyand is a focused, statewide initiative that will increase the number of Marylander’s who achieve at least two years of education or training past high school, to meet the demands of Maryland’s employers.
Key Partners
Major Efforts
In March 2010 Governor Martin O’Malley announced his Skills2Compete-Maryland initiative at Prince George's Community College. The Governor set a goal for the state to increase the number of residents with middle-skill credentials by 20% by 2012, with a particular focus on residents with low basic skills. The Governor’s announcement coincided with the release of National Skills Coalition's Maryland’s Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs report.
Watch launch videos.
View photos from the event.
Publications and Resources
Reports:
Maryland's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs
National Skills Coalition, March 2010
Audio Briefings:
Listen to audio clips from a press conference about the release of Maryland's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs report.
- Introduction and Report Overview | Jessie Hogg Leslie, National Skills Coalition
- Public Sector Perspective | Eric Seleznow, Executive Director, Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
- Employer Perspective | Martin Knott, President, Knott Mechanical, Inc.
- Community College Perspective | Dr. Daniel Mosser, Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Prince George’s Community College
- Labor Perspective | Brian Cavey, Apprenticeship & Training Director, Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 24
Additional Resources:
Governor Martin O’Malley’s Skills2Compete-Maryland Website
Skills2Compete-Maryland Issue Brief, Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
Media List
- The recession's talent pool: Smart Md. firms dive in to hire former | The Daily Record, 05.27.2010
- Helping put veterans to work | Baltimore Sun, 04.07.2010
- ‘Mid-skill' job openings to increase | Gazette.Net, 03.05.2010
- State announces jobs initiative at Largo school | Gazette.Net, 03.04.2010
- Matching skills to jobs | Baltimore Sun, 03.04.2010
- Governor Martin O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle-skills jobs | Salisbury News, 03.03.2010
- Md. seeks better coordination of 'middle-skill' jobs training | Washington Post, 03.03.2010
- High demand for 'middle-skill' workers in Md. | Washington Business Journal, 03.02.2010
- Maryland faces worker shortage | WBAL Radio, 03.02.2010
- MD Gov. O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle skills jobs | Southern Governors' Association, 03.02.2010
- O'Malley Administration wants to bridge skills gap | WTOP, 03.02.2010
- Shortage of skilled workers predicted | Baltimore Sun, 03.02.2010
- Report: ‘Mid-skill' jobs to grow fastest | Gazette.Net, 03.01.2010
- O’Malley aims to boost Maryland’s ‘middle-skill’ work force | Baltimore Business Journal, 03.01.2010
