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WIA Fact of the Day


February 24, 2005

Question:

 How will the President achieve his goal of doubling the number of workers trained?

Answer:

 Currently, approximately 200,000 adults complete training through the workforce investment system. The President's goal of doubling the number of workers receiving job training will be accomplished through:

  • Reducing workforce investment system overhead costs by consolidating funding streams, enforcing administrative cost limits, and other WIA reauthorization reforms, and
  • Implementing Community-Based Job Training Grants.
The President's Job Training Reform proposal would consolidate the WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funding streams and the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program into a single grant to states. Simplifying administration through the consolidation of job training and employment programs and eliminating unnecessary overhead costs can result in $300 million in savings, which can be used to train an additional 100,000 workers.

The FY 2006 Budget request for the Employment and Training Administration supports the President's goal by requesting $250 million for Community-Based Job Training Grants. The initiative will be launched in 2005 and will increase training opportunities for workers at community and technical colleges in high growth, high demand industries. Community-Based Job Training Grants will provide job training for 100,000 workers.



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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