The U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Development’s “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development” hearing featured four witnesses from government, industry, and academia;
The witnesses spoke about suggested improvements to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA), a 2014 law for all workforce-related matters;
APWA supports dedicated and full federal funding for workforce programs authorized by Congress in IIJA and will continue to monitor legislative activity pertinent to workforce development issues;