AGC joined other groups this week in commenting on draft regulations of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act . The regulations will largely dictate how the act is implemented and ultimately its effectiveness on training skilled construction workers. AGC supported passage of the bill last year as it streamlines the workforce development system, gives states greater flexibility to address worker shortages and strengthens employer engagement.
AGC’s comments submitted to the Department of Labor, Department of Educationand the Employment and Training Administration largely focused on ways to enhance incentives to allow employers to partner with the workforce system to design and implement occupational training programs. The association stressed that the employer measures should be objective, not subjective, and should be streamlined to keep employer burdens to a minimum by identifying a short list of performance indicators the administration should consider. AGC also offered recommendations on: membership of workforce boards, One-Stop delivery and apprenticeship, industry recognized credentials, work-based training and pay for performance contracts.
AGC will continue to identify opportunities to assist the administration in aligning the public workforce system with employer needs.
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