"If we don't have a trainable work force, we're not going to be successful in economic development." -- Will Davis, Director of Econcomic Development, Chesterfield County.
That begs the question, what is a trainable work force? What attributes are necessary for a person to be trainable?
Trainable (or trainability) means a person is capable or learning a particular set of skills intended to fit that person for a particular role. Examples: computer programer, nurse's aid, doctor, lawyer, automobile repairman (or woman). [Adapted from the Free Online Dictionary .]
Of the things controllable by society, the most important characteristic of a trainable work force is possession of a quality education. In my opinion, if Virginia continues to short change its public education system from Pre-K through graduate school it will soon lose its status as one of the best places to do business because it will soon fail to create a "trainable work force."
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