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The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding $749,542 to the National
Alliance of Business (NAB), in partnership with the National Employer
Leadership Council (NELC), to help promote and increase employer involvement in
School-to-Work systems, Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman announced today.
"School-to-Work at its best brings together the private and public
sectors to give young people the circle of support they need to get the right
start on their chosen career path," Secretary Herman said. "Employers have
enthusiastically supported School-to-Work and have benefitted in return from
their involvement."
"The number of employers offering young people internships,
job-shadowing and other on-the-job learning experiences has been increasing
steadily as School-to-Work efforts have expanded throughout the nation in
recent years," added Stephanie Powers, Director of the National School-to-Work
Office, which coordinates this joint initiative of the Labor and Education
Departments. "But we must work to get more of our nation's millions of
businesses to provide work-based learning opportunities so that today's
students become America's skilled workers of tomorrow."
With this grant, NAB and NELC will coordinate efforts to engage
employers in School-to-Work activities, identify and collaborate with national
business leaders to promote business participation in School-to-Work, provide
technical assistance to business leaders, disseminate products and information
related to employer participation, and market and disseminate research findings
related to employer participation. The two Washington-based organizations will
engage a number of other strategic business partners, including the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce.
School-to-Work began as a grassroots education movement in local
communities across the country. That movement was given added impetus when the
1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act passed with strong bipartisan support.
The act encourages partnerships among schools, parents, businesses, organized
labor and community organizations that link classroom lessons with the
workplace. These partnerships provide students with the opportunity to learn
about potential careers and fields of study and to participate in internships,
apprenticeships and job-shadowing.
This one-year grant is authorized under the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act.
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