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Acting Secretary Sonderling Praises Miami Dade College's Employer-Driven Workforce Programs

September 14, 2026 · USDepartmentofLabor · 0:01:07

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What happened

Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling thanked Miami Dade College and its president for designing workforce programs in direct consultation with the local community and employers, asking them precisely what their needs are so students can reach the local jobs being created in Miami-Dade, as he stated it. (The video’s captions are Arabic-rendered auto-captions; this account paraphrases them faithfully.)

Sonderling said Miami’s economy is booming thanks to technology and other industries, but that none of it works without the skilled trades, and he praised the college for not focusing only on high-tech jobs, artificial intelligence and programming — which he said are present — but for looking at the whole sector, noting that work cannot succeed without specialized technicians to install the wiring, as he stated it. He said he makes a point of visiting Miami Dade College repeatedly — across aviation, artificial intelligence and HVAC — because it keeps leading in designing programs that meet industry needs through a close relationship with local employers, according to his remarks.

He added that what distinguishes Miami-Dade is that it continues to follow up with students as they are hired into high-wage jobs, making sure they return and keep gaining skills and more certifications — and that this, he said, is the model the administration wants to see across the country, as he stated it.

Why it matters

Sonderling holds Miami Dade College up as the administration’s model for workforce education — programs designed with local employers across both high-tech and skilled-trades fields, with follow-up after hiring — and says the department wants that model replicated nationally, as he stated it.

Sources: USDepartmentofLabor, “Secretary Keith Sonderling visits Miami Dade College”, 2026-09-14 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-09-14). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.