DisruptED TV Episode 215 President of Working Nation, Jane Oates
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Jane Oates named President of Working Nation: workingnation.com/jane-oates-named-workingnation-president/
Jane Oates: Talent shortage forcing 'rethink' of education system: workingnation.com/talent-shortage-education-reform/
Bio:
Jane Oates was nominated by President Barack Obama to join Secretary of Labor Hilda
L. Solis' leadership team at the Department of Labor in April, 2009. Confirmed as
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 19, 2009, she now leads the
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its mission to design and deliver high-
quality training and employment programs for our nation's workers. Working with States
and territories, municipalities, labor management organizations, employers, educational
institutions, fellow Federal agencies, and other partners, ETA strives to assist workers in
gaining the skills and credentials needed to enter careers that pay family supporting
wages and offer opportunities for advancement.
With a nationwide reach and focus on good jobs in promising industries, ETA programs are designed to serve every American who aspires to career success. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Oates served as
executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and senior advisor to Governor Jon S. Corzine. In that position, she worked to strengthen the connections among high school, post -
secondary education and the workforce. She served for nearly a decade as senior policy advisor for
Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy. She worked closely with the Senator on a variety of education, workforce and national service legislative initiatives, including the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Ms. Oates began her career as a teacher in the Boston and Philadelphia public schools and later as a field researcher at Temple University's Center for Research in Human Development and Education.She received her B.A in education from Boston College and a M.Ed in reading from Arcadia University.
Jane Oates: Talent shortage forcing 'rethink' of education system: workingnation.com/talent-shortage-education-reform/
Bio:
Jane Oates was nominated by President Barack Obama to join Secretary of Labor Hilda
L. Solis' leadership team at the Department of Labor in April, 2009. Confirmed as
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 19, 2009, she now leads the
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its mission to design and deliver high-
quality training and employment programs for our nation's workers. Working with States
and territories, municipalities, labor management organizations, employers, educational
institutions, fellow Federal agencies, and other partners, ETA strives to assist workers in
gaining the skills and credentials needed to enter careers that pay family supporting
wages and offer opportunities for advancement.
With a nationwide reach and focus on good jobs in promising industries, ETA programs are designed to serve every American who aspires to career success. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Oates served as
executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and senior advisor to Governor Jon S. Corzine. In that position, she worked to strengthen the connections among high school, post -
secondary education and the workforce. She served for nearly a decade as senior policy advisor for
Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy. She worked closely with the Senator on a variety of education, workforce and national service legislative initiatives, including the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Ms. Oates began her career as a teacher in the Boston and Philadelphia public schools and later as a field researcher at Temple University's Center for Research in Human Development and Education.She received her B.A in education from Boston College and a M.Ed in reading from Arcadia University.