Critical Minerals Policy Working Group #5: Human Capital Gaps and Opportunities

This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's Critical Minerals Policy Working Group, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), held its fifth meeting to address the human capital gaps in the U.S. critical minerals supply chains, focusing on workforce shortages and skills deficits. They explored opportunities to develop a skilled domestic workforce through education, training programs, and strategic partnerships with industry and academia and examined potential policy gaps associated with workforce development. 

Members heard from experts including Dr. Barbara Arnold, Penn State University, Undergraduate Program Chair of Mining Engineering & Professor of Practice in Mining Engineering, Dr. Elizabeth Holley, Colorado School of Mines, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, and Ms. Anna Fendley, United Steelworkers, Director of Regulatory and State Policy.

Watch highlights from the meeting below.

Photos for public broadcast and distribution are available HERE