Workforce Transformation Task News Today

Oklahoma City -- Last week, Governor Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial bill signing for the Workforce Transformation Act (Senate Bill 621).The governor was joined by the President and CEO of

(The Center Square) - Gov. Kevin Stitt said a new workforce development commission would help grow and stabilize the states labor pool.

Stitt says the changes were made in an effort to adjust to the state’s top challenges.

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With the state governments focus on attracting high-tech industries to Oklahoma, highly trained people will be needed to fill those jobs.

State Senate leaders hope to create a new entity that would give the private sector more power to develop its future workforce.

The plan is to begin with creation of a Workforce Transformation Task Force, which will lead to the appointment of a workforce leader to oversee efforts.

A new Workforce Transformation Task Force has been created in Oklahoma to focus coordination of efforts to prepare people for jobs in the state’s evolving economy.

This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.