First published on the Worcester T&G. Co-authored with Kate Sharry. The most important key to the success of any business is its workforce. We can personally attest to that fact: The top priority of the 2,300 members of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is workforce development. And the kind of workforce that makes a business successful is one that's skilled, focused, and as productive as possible. That's the workforce that Massachusetts will need to keep our economy strong in the years and decades to come. The good news is that we know how to get it. It requires an innovative approach in education that starts at pre-kindergarten, plus child care options that enable parents to continue working productively in their careers, and also a way to pay early childhood educators and staff a salary capable of recruiting and retaining them in fulfilling the needs of the first two elements. [...]The post As I See It: Three elements to boost workforce development and the economy appeared first on One Commonwealth.
