President Donald Trump holds up an executive order establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Home Depot CEO Craig Menear attends an American workers event. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Ivanka Trump, advisor and daughter of President Donald Trump, poses with workers at an event where the president signed an executive order establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Kathy Warden, CEO of Northrop Grumman, speaks to President Donald Trump. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Fred Smith, CEO of FedEx, attends an event where President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Chris Murdoch, with Foxconn, greets President Donald Trump. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
President Donald Trump speaks on jobs and the American labor force. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
President Donald Trump greets workers. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Marillyn Hewson (C), CEO of Lockheed Martin, applauds at an event where Trump signed an executive order establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Ivanka Trump, adviser and daughter of President Donald Trump, speaks an event where President Trump signed an executive order establishing the President’s National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Brian Turmail, with Associated General Contractors, (L) talks to Greg Sizemore, with Associated Builders and Contractors. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
July 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing a council to support "forgotten" Americans through workforce development.
The order created the National Council for the American Worker -- which also is intended to expand the number of apprenticeships in the country -- and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The council will include government officials, and industry leaders and experts.
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"Every day we are lifting our forgotten Americans off the sidelines, out of the margins, and back into the workforce," Trump said during the event in the East Room of the White House.
In addition to signing the order, the president invited representatives from more than 20 companies and organizations to sign a pledge to commit to training an education for American workers.
White House adviser Ivanka Trump was on hand for the event.
"This will spur much-needed action to provide current and future American workers with the training and job opportunities they will need to succeed in our thriving economy and ensure they are able to achieve success not only today, but throughout their careers," she said.