The idea, as championed by the NGA's current chair, Janet Napolitano of Arizona, was to highlight the ways in which states are boosting the skills of their workers and promoting the use of new technologies in local economies.
In his speech he said the government was determined to "control and reduce" immigration, saying criminalising illegal workers must go hand-in-hand with other measures to lower demand for migrant labour, such as boosting the skills of UK workers.
Boosting the skills of California workers, and for workers in other states, will pay dividends over the long term.
Beyond the direct employment benefits, such a program would enable parents now unable to pay for child care to earn income outside their homes, while boosting the skills of children receiving care, Masterson said.
The government has a responsibility to bring educators and employers together to help develop industry-led apprenticeships, qualifications and professional development opportunities, which will not only increase the supply of new entrants with specialist digital expertise, but boost the skill levels of existing workers too.
The public was widely supportive of scientific research and generally well-informed, he added, though he called for a parallel set of more rigorous science A-levels to boost the skills of those planning to study the subjects at university.
The huge "reading recovery" package to boost the skills of five- and six-year-old children who are falling behind in primary school shows how worried the government is about its stalling literacy drive.
Even people taking classes to boost the skills section on their resume qualify for this tax break, Woodruff said.
By providing the financial support needed to bring commodities to rural areas or the training needed to boost the skills of midwives so that they can provide quality services, UNFPA is always focused on empowering women to take ownership of their lives by putting their health first.
Each workshop sought to boost the skills of the journalists to report on public health.
Sister Cecília Kuyela is one of 30 trainers in Huíla; she has helped boost the skills of approximately 100 teachers since 2009.
