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Committee hears push for WIOA reauthorization, apprenticeships and career‑tech expansion to fill millions of openings
Summary
Members and witnesses emphasized updating the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), increasing employer‑driven training and expanding apprenticeships and career and technical education to close a reported gap of millions of open jobs.
Committee members and witnesses urged Congress to finish work on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization and expand apprenticeships and career and technical education to address persistent employer skill shortages.
Why it matters: Lawmakers and business groups described a broad labor‑market mismatch: employers report millions of open jobs while many workers lack the skills employers demand. Members argued that WIOA reauthorization and targeted funding for hands‑on…
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