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Energy Innovative Workforce Solutions to Help the Energy Industry Address Hiring, Training, and Retention Challenges
Since 2003, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced 22 investments totaling more than $37 million to address the workforce needs of the energy industry. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has sought to understand and implement industry-identified strategies to confront critical workforce challenges. Through multiple forums, ETA has listened to employers, industry associations, labor-management organizations, and others in the energy industry regarding their efforts to identify challenges and implement effective workforce strategies. ETA has worked with the energy industry to identify its hiring, training, and retention challenges in its sectors ranging from oil and gas to utilities and mining. The challenges faced are far too complex for one institution or industry sector to solve alone. Investments in the High Growth Job Training Initiative for the energy industry support comprehensive partnerships among employers, the public workforce system, and other entities that have developed innovative approaches to meet workforce needs while effectively helping workers find good jobs with good wages and promising career pathways. Solutions are based on the energy industry's priorities that address the following issues:
These energy industry grants are intended to provide genuine solutions, leadership, and models for partnerships that can be replicated in different parts of the country. |
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