The WIOA bill signed by Obama, will probably be on the chopping block under trump and his goons
I routinely refer clients to Workforce - It is a federally funded training program that was put in effect by the Obama administration. Harris would have probably expanded this program.
Over the years, my clients have benefitted from the program - whether it was from a short term training course like Fork Lifting to get a job in a warehouse or other longer programs and even help to pay for college - (It has to be an in demand field, listed on the Work Force Site)
So the client I referred, Due to his chronic mental illness, he's had a spotty employment record. This is the type of client that really benefits from training, career counseling and all that the program offers.
I have been encouraging him to apply for the program for some time now. He's been stable for a few months and finally decided to go to the office to apply. Unfortunately, he was told they are out of funding. They won't know if they will be funded until after January.
I am willing to bet, this program will be cut, or vastly underfunded.
See this is why I don't want to hear any BS from anyone that tells me that " poor folks, working folks" think republicans would be better for the economy.
Republicans do nothing to help poor folks, or so called "working class" folks.
It's much easier to talk about eggs and trans athletes, rather than real policy.
More info on WIOA -
The First Significant Legislative Reform of Our Job-Training System in a Number of Years:
We need to make sure workers in America can find jobs that meet their skills, or get trained with the skills they need for a better job.
That's why, in this year's State of the Union address, President Obama tasked Vice President Biden with leading a review of our country's job-training programs to make sure that they have one mission: training our workers with the skills employers need, and matching them to good jobs that need to be filled right now.
The effort to make our federal training programs more job-driven was also bolstered by the bipartisan passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which President Obama signed into law this afternoon.
Before the signing, the Vice President presented the President with the "roadmap" he asked for in the State of the Union -- on "how to keep a maintain the highest-skilled workforce in the world." The report highlights successful job-training programs, details executive actions by the federal government, and aims to help more Americans in getting and moving up in high-demand jobs and careers.
After thanking those who helped in the production of the report, the Vice President explained the core questions of the report:
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"To maintain our place in the world," the Vice President said, "we need to keep the world's most skilled workforce right here in America, and to give a whole lot more hardworking Americans a chance at a good, middle-class job they can raise a family on."
Following the Vice President's remarks, President Obama talked about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act -- the first significant legislative reform of the nation's job-training system in a number of years.
"The bill I’m about to sign," he said, "will give communities more certainty to invest in job-training programs for the long run." He added that the bill will help bring those training programs into the 21st century by "building on what we know works based on evidence, and based on tracking what actually delivers" for those who enroll in the programs -- more partnerships with employers, tools to measure performance, and flexibilities for states and cities to innovate and run their training programs in ways best suited for their particular demographics and particular industries.
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/07/22/first-significant-legislative-reform-our-job-training-system-number-years
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