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Ivanka Trump, Gov. Brian Kemp tour metro Atlanta

First daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump made a trip to metro Atlanta this morning.

She toured a UPS training facility in Gwinnett County and met with Gov. Brian Kemp to talk about workforce development.

Trump and Kemp agreed that governments can only do so much to train a workforce, saying much of that has to come from the private sector.

"We know though that the federal government cannot do this nor should do this alone.  That really innovation is happening at a private-sector level,” Trump said.

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Tump got a firsthand look at how the shipping and logistics giant trains its employees. We even got some exclusive access to that tour to see how UPS workers track and carry shipments, even on ice.

When Channel 2's Richard Elliot spoke with Kemp, he said he spoke to her about workforce development, too.

"We actually talked about this when I went to DC a few months ago. Marty and I were up there. Among other issues that she’s interested in, but she specifically said that day that we need the private sector engaged, so I think it was great for her and us to see what they’re doing here at UPS," he said.

Kemp believes Georgia is attractive to businesses because it has a good workforce development program, something that he says he a partnership between the Georgia's educational system and the private sector.

Trump joined Kemp in saying she doesn’t believe the government should be alone in offering workforce training but thinks it must include a public private partnership.

Trump did not take any questions during or after her tour.

Kemp said though that workforce training is already showing results at places like KIA and Caterpillar.

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