GODFREY, Ill. — Ivanka Trump toured the welding facility at a southwestern Illinois community college as she promoted the importance of continued worker training.
The daughter of President Donald Trump traveled Wednesday to Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, which opened a $4.5 million training center in 2016 with 30 welding stations.
Visiting the high tech welding program at the Weber Workforce Center at Lewis & Clark Community College in Illinois today. Employers nationwide are struggling to find welders to fill available positions. In 2016, there were 404,800 welding jobs and the industry is growing quickly
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 8, 2018
The Belleville News-Democrat reports Trump said during a roundtable discussion with business leaders and students that a new national council for U.S. workers is aiming to provide information to mid- and late-career workers about training they could seek for jobs of the future.
Jerry Knoyle is manager of the Wood River refinery for Phillips 66. He says retirements are causing a lot of turnover at the refinery and programs such as those at Lewis and Clark help provide needed training.
Great day w/ Rep @RodneyDavis visiting the @lewisandclarkcc Weber Workforce Center & highlighting the importance of skills training + vocational ed for the success of America’s students + workers & the future of America’s economy. #PledgeToAmericasWorkers #WorkforceDevelopment pic.twitter.com/icqX4cacKd
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 8, 2018
