NYATEP's Executive Director, Melinda Mack Testifies to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee

Earlier today, NYATEP's Executive Director, Melinda Mack, provided oral testimony on behalf of New York State's workforce development system to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee during the "Supporting Quality Workforce Development Opportunities and Innovation to Address Barriers to Employment" hearing. 

Ms. Mack joined colleagues Ms. Ashli Watts, President and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Peter Beard, Senior Vice President of Regional Workforce of the Greater Houston Partnership; and Ms. Nicole Sherard-Freeman, Group Executive of Jobs, Economy & Detroit at Work.

You can view the entire testimony HERE and you can download Ms. Mack's written testimony HERE.

If you'd like to skip ahead - here are a few key points to check out. 

• 14:11 - Ms. Mack's verbal testimony
• 34:50 - Start of questions to the key witnesses 
• 34:55 - Topic: Barriers for young adults
• 38:00 - Topic: Employment rate for formerly incarcerated individuals
• 55:19 - Topic: Soft skills training
• 1:01:26 - Topic: Career Pathways
• 1:12:00 - Topic: Pre-apprenticeships
• 1:24:00 - Topic: Cyberworkforce
• 1:31:00 - Topic: Promoting apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships

You can download the other testimonies and learn more about the committee members here: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/supporting-quality-workforce-development-opportunities-and-innovation-to-address-barriers-to-employment