Senator Coons Praises White House Report on Improving Workforce Training

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U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), who leads the Manufacturing Jobs for America campaign in the Senate, praised a new White House report released on Tuesday detailing strategies for improving federal workforce training programs. The report, compiled by Vice President Biden, outlines new actions the Administration will take to strengthen program coordination and accountability, expand investment in apprenticeships and effective on-the-job training, and enable federal agencies to pilot promising new training models.

"Effective job-training programs give Americans the skills they need to get the good-paying jobs they want," Senator Coons said. "The passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ­-- signed into law by the President today -- marks an important step forward to modernize our workforce training programs, but it should not be the end of our efforts. The strategies outlined in this new report will focus investment on the most effective training models available and promote innovation to better serve workers. This effort will help more employers fill open positions and more Americans realize their full potential."

Led by Senator Coons, more than 25 senators have contributed more than 30 bills to the Senate's Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative. Roughly one-third of these bills are focused on skills training, and provisions from five of the bills were enacted as part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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