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Top 10 Takeaways from the Senate HELP Committee Hearing
Top 10 Takeaways from the Senate HELP Committee Hearing On Wednesday, June 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on Capitol Hill regarding the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 1. Senators Are Eager to Reauthorize—and Amend—WIOA While no comprehensive WIOA bill has yet been unveiled […]
E02: Overcoming Barriers and Defining Workforce Development: Insights from Coconino County
In this episode of Workforce Central, Brad Turner-Little, President and CEO of NAWB, is joined by Billy Francis, Executive Director of the Coconino County Workforce Development Board in Flagstaff, Arizona. They discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of workforce development in rural Coconino County, which has a large landmass and significant Native American population. Billy […]
NAWB Provides Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
NAWB Testifies for a 5% Funding Increase for WIOA Title I Programs. Read the full testimony below: Introduction My name is Brad Turner-Little, and I am privileged to serve as the President and CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). We represent the nation’s nearly 600 Workforce Development Boards, which coordinate with education […]
E01: Adapting to the Future of Work: Insights from Pikes Peak Workforce Center
Welcome back to an all-new edition of Workforce Central! In this episode, NAWB President and CEO, Brad Turner-Little, talks with Executive Director and CEO of Pikes Peak Workforce Center, Traci Marques. They discuss the vital role that workforce boards play in connecting businesses with job seekers and fostering economic vitality in their communities. Traci shares […]
NAWB Provides Testimony to House Subcommittee
NAWB gave testimony in support of a 5% funding increase for core Title I WIOA programs to the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Read the full text below My name is Brad Turner-Little and I am privileged to serve as the CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). We represent the nation’s nearly 600 Workforce […]
House-Passed WIOA Bill Misses the Mark
The US House of Representatives passed HR 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, late yesterday with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill reflects compromises by both House Republicans and Democrats to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which has not been reauthorized since its authorization expired in 2019. While bipartisan policymaking is commendable, […]
Task Force on Transforming Training and the Eligible Training Provider List
Recommendations From the Workforce Transformation Policy Council In 2023, Jobs for the Future (JFF) and NAWB launched the Task Force on Transforming Training and the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), an initiative of the Workforce Transformation Policy Council (WTPC). This task force, composed of executives from workforce development boards nationwide, engaged in a series of […]
Highlights from NAWB’s Forum 2024
The Forum 2024: Forging Tomorrow’s Workforce Today The Forum 2024, held March 23–26 in Washington DC, brought together 1,300 attendees, more than 200 speakers, over 60 breakout sessions, six general sessions, and five NAWB Awards presentations. This year marked the debut of NAWB’s new abbreviated logo and the introduction of our new President and CEO, […]