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Clearly, an increased investment in vocational technical education is justified because it produces graduates who earn more than their non-vocational counterparts. Their increased economic performance results in higher income, higher standards of living, and increased tax revenue to the State and Federal government.

In addition, President Clinton's desire to create a youth apprenticeship system makes adequate funding of vocational education imperative. The American Vocational Association supports increased emphasis on the transition from school to work through youth apprenticeships. However, we believe it will be successful only if built upon a strong foundation of quality vocational education.

It would be counterproductive if the improvements taking place in vocational education were cut short due to level funding or by a sudden refocusing of Federal resources. Rather, the apprenticeship concept should build upon quality vocational education. In fact, successful youth apprenticeships are being operated by vocational educators across the country. One example is detailed in the same edition of the USA Today and I am proud to note that it is under the direction of Gene Callahan, Superintendent of the Tulsa Technology Center and immediate past president of the American Vocational Association.

This committee can begin that effort by appropriating $20 million for the business, labor, education partnerships in the Perkins Act to provide the seed money for creating the types of youth apprenticeship programs being discussed today. Details of our other recommendations are contained in a chart provided with this statement and will be part of our written testimony to be submitted next week.

Among our specific recommendations is continued funding for consumer and homemaker education and new funding for the career guidance and counseling provision of the act. In closing, we must begin, as a Nation, to place a premium on well-trained workers by investing adequate resources in the majority of students not pursuing four-year degrees. If that is not done, American business and industry will not be able to compete.

A down payment on that investment can be made by appropriating $2 billion for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Educational Act for fiscal year 1994.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. NATCHER. Thank you very much, Mr. Link. You have given us an excellent statement. We appreciate it.

[The written statement of Harvey Link follows:]

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