The North American Workforce Development Initiative

North America faces an alarming skills gap that negatively affects the international competitiveness and economic performance of all three countries. Simultaneously, the United States, Canada, and Mexico face the economic and technological transformations, often called Industry 4.0. This set of challenges calls for priority investment in the development of the continent's workforces. North America's highly integrated production and commercial networks mean that more regional collaboration is essential. Such collaboration is an opportunity to create jobs, achieve higher levels of productivity, and strengthen the global competitiveness of the region vis-a-vis China and other global economic powers. The Mexico Institute's North American Workforce Development Initiative seeks to establish a forward-looking dialogue among the three North American countries on the issue of workforce development. Through the Initiative, the Mexico Institute will organize events, publications, and conversations on a range of issues concerning workforce development to forge agreements on ways to better support the preservation and creation of jobs during the technological changes and global competition ahead.