The Iowa Skills2Compete Coalition, convened for a third consecutive year by workforce intermediary Central Iowa Works, has laid out its 2016 Workforce Policy Agenda with an outlook on the state’s future education and labor force trends. The 2016 agenda includes a call for ongoing investments in the education and advancement of the state’s workforce, alongside initiatives to help Iowans overcome barriers to employment as they pertain to transportation, child care and alternative pathways to high school completion. Increasing the recruitment, retention and training of health care and social assistance workers was also emphasized, as the industry is expected to account for 40 percent of the state’s employment growth between 2012 and 2022. Access the Iowa Skills2Compete Coalition’s 2016 Workforce Policy Agenda and recommendations online.