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Committee recommends Rebecca Battle Bryant to lead new Office of Statewide Workforce Development
Summary
The Southland Labor, Commerce and Industry committee voted to give a favorable recommendation to Rebecca Battle Bryant as director of the new Office of Statewide Workforce Development after a screening and extended questioning about rural outreach, skills-based hiring and coordination with education and employers.
Rebecca Battle Bryant, a workforce consultant and former Department of Employment and Workforce official, received a favorable recommendation from the Southland Labor, Commerce and Industry committee to become the first director of the new Office of Statewide Workforce Development.
Battle Bryant told the committee she has worked in workforce development for roughly 30 years across government, education and private industry — including 22 years at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and six years running Battle Plan Consulting. "Workforce development has been a passion of mine for the last 30 years," she said, and described the new office's role as a…
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