The American economy has always depended on skilled workers. Every hospital, manufacturing facility, construction project, technology company, logistics center, restaurant, and small business relies on people with practical knowledge and technical expertise. Yet the pathway to acquiring those skills has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Employers are placing greater emphasis on whether applicants […]
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 established workforce development boards, also known as workforce investment boards (WIB), as the primary vehicle for planning and overseeing state and local workforce development funding. Their purpose is to ensure that workforce training is aligned with employers’ needs and regional economic priorities rather than operating independently […]
This is the first in a new series of reports on the state of workforce training and development in the United States. This field has become a significant economic engine for the U.S. economy. U.S. organizations spend over $100 billion annually on direct investment in training and development. The Association for Talent Development (ATD) predicts […]