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WIA Fact of the Day
March 7, 2005
Question:
How will the President's Job Training Reform Proposal help states meet the needs of business?
Answer:
In order to remain competitive in the global economy, businesses must keep pace with innovation and technology. Federally-funded job training programs must be agile enough to meet the changing skill needs driven by innovation and technology. Under the current system, states and local communities are bound by restrictive funding streams and administrative requirements. An example of this is incumbent worker training. The current system allows people to receive skills training
after
they have been laid off. We need a system that allows people to be served
before
they are laid off. That way we are meeting the skill needs of business while better serving the workers.
This proposal removes arbitrary requirements and allows states to create new, flexible systems that meet the needs of business while ensuring that more workers receive job training and no worker is left behind.
For more information on the President’s Job Training Reform Proposal, please visit
www.doleta.gov
. If you have specific questions regarding the Proposal, please e-mail them to
WIAreform.questions@dol.gov
.
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Created: March 08, 2005