Through regional public-private partnerships that accelerate best-in-class workforce readiness programs, the WPI will take action on four significant workforce skills challenges:

• Boosting fundamental workforce readiness skills, including basic math, reading, and problem-solving skills;
• Increasing STEM skills within America’s workforce and growing the number of job candidates who are qualified for the jobs of today and tomorrow, including in the high-demand fields of cybersecurity, data science, engineering and computer science;
• Growing the number of workers who have specialized skills needed to fill trade positions such as machinists, welders, electricians and sheet metal workers; and
• Engaging, training, and employing women, minorities, veterans, and other populations who are under represented in STEM occupations and digital jobs of the new economy.