【视频】教育部长 Linda McMahon 在 Las Vegas 社区学院谈职业教育：全美每年需新增 7 万名汽车技师
美国教育部长 Linda McMahon 10 月 21 日在内华达州 Las Vegas 的 College of Southern Nevada 发表讲话，面向 50 多名攻读汽车维修证书的社区学院学生及教职员，谈职业教育与技能人才培养。这是她「The Next 250: American Education」（下一个 250 年：美国教育）系列讲话中的一场，本场以劳动力（workforce）教育为主题。
McMahon 在讲话中说：「美国每年需要新增 7 万名汽车技师。然而我们没有把技能行业建起来，而是花了太长时间告诉学生，通往机会的唯一道路是四年制大学学位……多亏了特朗普总统，忽视美国工人的时代结束了。」她表示：「你不需要最精英的学位才能成功，你需要的是能带来真实价值与真实机会的路径。」
她在讲话中介绍了联邦在职业教育上的投入方向，包括面向短期职业课程的 Workforce Pell 助学金与注册学徒制（Registered Apprenticeships）。她说：「美国的下一个 250 年不会由一种工人建成……它将由焊工与工程师、教师与技师、企业家与农民、医生与机修工、研究人员与各行技工共同建成。」
College of Southern Nevada 是内华达州规模最大的社区学院之一。McMahon 近日正巡访多州推广这一系列讲话，上一场于 10 月 20 日在 Salt Lake City 举行。本稿附美国教育部发布的讲话官方视频。
[Video] Education Secretary Linda McMahon Talks Workforce Education at a Las Vegas Community College: America Needs 70,000 New Auto Technicians a Year
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon delivered remarks on October 21 at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, speaking to more than 50 community college students pursuing automotive technology certificates, along with faculty and staff. The address was part of her "The Next 250: American Education" series and focused on workforce education.
"America needs 70,000 new auto technicians every year. Yet instead of building up the skilled trades, we've spent far too long telling students that the only path to opportunity is a four-year college degree," McMahon said. "Thanks to President Trump, the era of neglecting American workers is over." She added: "You do not need the most elite degree to be successful — you need pathways that deliver real value and real opportunity."
McMahon highlighted federal investments in career education, including Workforce Pell grants for short-term workforce programs and Registered Apprenticeships. "America's next 250 years will not be built by one kind of worker," she said. "They will be built by welders and engineers, teachers and technicians, entrepreneurs and farmers, doctors and mechanics, researchers and tradesmen."
The College of Southern Nevada is one of the state's largest community colleges. McMahon has been touring states with the speech series; the previous stop was in Salt Lake City on October 20. This story includes the official video of the remarks released by the U.S. Department of Education.
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