The case for investing in the apprenticeship model

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Workforce Competitiveness: Business Roundtable's Kristen Silverberg

BRT's president and COO on policy and planning for multiple AI scenarios, work-based learning, skills-based hiring, and the ROI of employer investments in workforce development. Also, addressing skills gaps and promoting economic mobility. 

Siemens' Judith Wiese on engineering a global workforce transformation

The multinational's head of HR and sustainability explains how the firm's investment in continuous skills building positions it to handle AI disruptions, demographic shifts, job redesign, and workflow changes. Also, industrial AI, defining core skills, and co-determination. 

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