Sector Strategies Bill Announced

News from The Workforce Alliance:

July 31, 2008: Today, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) announced legislation – developed by The Workforce Alliance (TWA) and other experts in the workforce field – which, if passed, would represent the first Congressionally authorized investment in sector partnerships.
The SECTORS Act of 2008 (S. 3368) will help prepare workers for middle-skill jobs by providing grants for sector partnerships that create customized solutions for specific high-demand industries at the regional level. The bill would create new, unique capacity within the federal workforce development system (through the Workforce Investment Act).

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