Today’s tight labor market, coupled with historic federal investments through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), make the 2024 Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) state planning cycle a unique opportunity for Governors to set the strategic direction for their state’s public workforce system. But the IIJA and CHIPS do not include a dedicated funding source or mandated role to support the workforce system. This makes it difficult for state policymakers and Governors to use WIOA strategic plans, funding and infrastructure to prepare for these new opportunities.
Workforce Strategic Planning Collaborative is a collaboration between the National Governors Association Center for Best Practice and the Employment and Training Administration of the United States Department of Labor. The WSPC will engage Governors’ policy advisors, state workforce development boards, and other state workforce development agencies and policymakers to use their 2024 WIOA…
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