Skilled Labor in the US and Germany: Training to Work, Working to Train

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"Jackie Bray is a single mom from North Carolina who was laid off from her job as a mechanic. Then Siemens opened a gas turbine factory in Charlotte, and formed a partnership with Central Piedmont Community College. The company helped the college design courses in laser and robotics training. It paid Jackie's tuition, then hired her to help operate their plant.   I want every American looking for work to have the same opportunity as Jackie did."   - President Barack Obama, 2012 State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012

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In calling attention to Jackie Bray in his recent speech, President Barack Obama touched on the deepening skilled-labor partnership between Germany and the United States. Read more

SOURCE: German Missions in the United States

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