This chart from the National Skills Coalition blog shows how devastating the House budget would be for the Federal workforce system. Among the cuts: 1) Zeroing out funding for WIOA Youth and Job Corps programs which serve primarily youth and young adults who have not completed high school. Nixing a program that connects 175,000 future workers a year to career pathways is anti-business and anti-worker in a time of tight labor markets. 2) Older workers are next up with the elimination of the Senior Community Service Employment Program that connects low-income seniors with paid community work experiences. Over 40 Million hours of community work were completed last year providing wages and improving the quality of life for our elder communities. 3) The 40% cut to Title 1 allocations will result in the closure of American Job Centers, reductions in front line staff to connect workers to careers, and loss of support for businesses who need to hire talent to grow our economy. Over 1 Million American workers receive support each year through these services and over 200,000 receive skills training to meet the needs of our growing economy. WIOA and many local workforce boards face challenges and have opportunities to improve their service delivery. However, effectively pulling the rug out from these programs that have wide reach in a time when we need skilled workers in the post-COVID recovery is short sighted and will hurt employers, workers, and communities most in need. Read the blog and call your member of Congress today! https://lnkd.in/gnTwkKjb #wioa #workforcedevelopment #economicgrowth #economy #youthemployment #olderworkers
Thank you for bringing a spotlight to this, Ryan!
Associate Vice President of Partner Success - Workforce and Talent Development
1yWow, appreciate you highlighting this!