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Legislation Introduced to Invest $15 Billion in Workforce Training

Legislation has been introduced to invest $15 billion in our nation’s workforce training system. The Relaunching America’s Workforce Act authorizes funding to provide essential career services and help workers attain additional skills and credentials as the economy emerges from its deepest decline since the Great Depression. The Relaunching America’s Workforce Act expands support for dislocated workers and funds layoff

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Study Reveals Precarious Employment on the Rise Long Before COVID-19

A study led by a University of Illinois Chicago researcher uses a new approach to measure precarious, or low-quality, employment in the United States. And, according to those findings, precarious employment has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016. Precarious employment, or P.E., is defined as low-quality employment, which is often characterized by low wages, job

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Members Invited to Submit Nominations for International Office

IAWP is looking for hardworking, dedicated, passionate individuals to serve in leadership roles on the 2021-22 Board of Directors as president-elect, vice-president, and directors at large. Serving in a leadership role with IAWP is a truly special experience that provides a unique opportunity to develop new skills in leadership, management, budgeting, association management, meeting facilitation,

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Tomorrow’s Webinar: A New President, A New Congress, and Workforce Development

With President-Elect Joe Biden having secured victory in the election, many are considering the impact the incoming administration and the 117th Congress will have on workforce development issues. Please join us for a look forward with one of Washington’s foremost counselors on policy and legislative advocacy, Lee Foley. Lee Foley has been a Washington lobbyist

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U.S. DOL Announces New Guidance To States On Unemployment Insurance Programs

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has issued guidance that provides overarching implementation information about unemployment insurance (UI) provisions contained in the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020. The guidance provides states with important information about several provisions of the law, including the extension of programs first authorized by the

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