A workforce skills, education and assessment initiative and program involving individuals, educators, economic developers, policy makers, and businesses and industries to assist communities, regions, and states in building a sustainable infrastructure to close skills gaps and attain a competitive advantage; Preparation of methods and materials for identifying specific skills and specific content and level of knowledge required for probable success in specific fields of employment; evaluation of specific fields of employment for others to identify specific skills and specific content and level of knowledge required for probable success in such specific fields of employment, educational testing and consulting services related thereto in the field of job placement and job-related skills