First is to create a certification for best-in-class partnerships that develop career pathway and training programs.

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Both he and the legislature have poured millions of dollars into buying more textbooks, improving teacher-training and cutting class sizes, in the early grades, from 30 or more to no more than 20.

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The influx of foreign competition in China, particularly in manufacturing and electronics, has provided the locals with tough, world-class training.

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They hired a full-time training staff to support employees with world-class instruction in customer service and support.

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"Corvette is a world-class athlete that has gone back to the gym and has been in training, " says Ed Welburn, GM vice-president of global design.

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Maud Mensa-Bonsu settles into her cubicle in Arlington, Texas, ready to attend a training class given by her employer, Aetna U.S. Healthcare.

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"Training was the perfect dichotomy -- Fridays and Saturdays I would sit in class all day and on Sundays I would take three- to four-hour runs, " she said.

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