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Amber Smith addresses workforce issues at the 2018 Aerospace & Defense Workforce Innovation Summit.
partners are now scaling this model to create the first Arizona and training partners. Leveraging proven technology, every
aerospace and defense talent pipeline solution built around employer, student, and job seeker can access the resources
the community college to provide the cornerstone for training they need—establishing Tucson, and the state, as a national
and credentialing needs going forward. This model will quickly showcase of workforce innovation and helping to address
grow to include other high-demand industries. complex workforce development challenges of today and
the future.
This public-private partnership approach strategically links
all levels of talent to existing career opportunities, while also Amber Smith is President and CEO, Tucson
providing a career development pipeline directly to education Metro Chamber.
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