教育部长 Linda McMahon 在 Las Vegas 谈劳动力成就：美国每年需要 7 万名新汽车技师
美国教育部（ED）10 月 21 日发布讲话消息，教育部长 Linda McMahon 当天在内华达州 Las Vegas 的 College of Southern Nevada 发表其「The Next 250: American Education」系列的劳动力主题演讲，听众为 50 多名正在攻读汽车维修证书的社区学院学生以及学校教职员。
McMahon 在讲话中说：「美国每年需要 7 万名新的汽车技师。然而，我们花了太长时间告诉学生，通往机会的唯一道路只有四年制大学学位。」她表示，本届政府正通过 Workforce Pell 助学金与对注册学徒制（Registered Apprenticeships）的投入，扩大通往各类职业的路径。
她还说：「学生们正步入一个选择更多、成本更低的未来……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。」
Secretary McMahon Touts Workforce Record in Las Vegas: America Needs 70,000 New Auto Technicians a Year
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Oct. 21 that Secretary of Education Linda McMahon delivered the workforce address in her "The Next 250: American Education" speaking series at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, speaking to more than 50 community college students pursuing credentials in auto mechanics, along with school faculty and staff.
"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. She pointed to the positive impact of Workforce Pell grants and investments in Registered Apprenticeships in expanding pathways to careers.
"Students are stepping into a future with more choices, lower costs, and a culture that finally recognizes that opportunity comes in many forms," she added. "You do not need the most elite degree to be successful — you need pathways that deliver real value and real opportunity."
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图片来源：图：美国教育部长 Linda McMahon。照片：公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
