U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta Delivers Keynote Remarks at ApprenticeshipTexas Conference in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta delivered the keynote address at the Texas Workforce Commission's 2nd Annual ApprenticeshipTexas Conference in San Antonio, Texas.  Secretary Acosta spoke on the Trump Administration's efforts to expand apprenticeships across all industries.

"I want to thank Commissioner Alvarez and the Texas Workforce Commission for the great work that is being done to expand apprenticeships in the Lone Star State," said Secretary Acosta.

"The jobs of today and tomorrow are dynamic and Americans need opportunities to develop new skills throughout their lives. Lifelong learning goes hand-in-hand with lifelong earning. These efforts are helping Americans of all ages, career stages, and walks of life find paths to a good, safe, family-sustaining job."

The Texas Workforce Commission brings together local workforce development boards, community colleges, independent school districts, economic development entities, local job creators, and others to expand apprenticeship and workforce development programs throughout Texas. Earlier in the day, Secretary Acosta toured the Construction Careers Academy, a magnet school in San Antonio that teaches high-school students skills they can apply in career or apprenticeship programs in the construction and related industries, and toward college degrees.