Every community in the United States is associated with a Local Workforce Investment Board, whose main role is to direct federal, state, and local funding to workforce development programs.

Linda Bonewell, Human Resources Manager at Fuller Industries in Great Bend, reported on the Workforce Summet held in Topeka to the Barton County Commissioners Monday morning.

Bonewell noted one of this issues in Kansas was the shift towards more job openings requiring a college degree.

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By 2020, approximately 71 percent of all Kansas jobs will require some level of postsecondary education. In Kansas, the education demand will be heavily concentrated in managerial, STEM, social sciences, education, and healthcare industries.

Bonewell added The Kansas Workforce in the area is fortunate to have such organizations as Rosewood Services and Sunflower Diversified Services.

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The top five job vacancies in Kansas by occupation are truck drivers, nursing assistants, registered nurses, recreational workers, and accountants.