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James Lankford: “My concern, my charge when I took this job was to make sure that job training was aligned to the needs of employers.”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
My concern, my charge when I took this job was to make sure that job training was aligned to the needs of employers.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the importance of aligning job training with employer needs.

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