The NAM’s A Manufacturing Renaissance: Four Goals for Economic Growth also highlights the importance of closing the skills gap.
The NAM’s four-point plan for economic growth and jobs, which will enable the U.S. to compete and succeed in the global economy.
Goal 1: The United States will be the best place in the world to manufacture and attract foreign direct investment.
Goal 2: The United States will expand access to global markets to enable manufacturers to reach the 95 percent
of consumers who live outside our borders.
Goal 3: Manufacturers in the United States will have the workforce that the 21st-century economy requires.
Goal 4: Manufacturers in the United States will be the world’s leading innovators.