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INFOGRAPHIC RELEASE: The #SKILLSAct
Mar 11, 2013 - This week the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), commonsense legislation that will reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. The following infographic, rele... More

What They’re Saying: Employers Praise Job Training Reforms
Mar 7, 2013 - Organizations representing our nation’s employers are applauding the commonsense reforms included in the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act, which was approved by the House Education and the Workforce Committee on Wednesday. As noted in letters to the committee, the S... More

Committee Approves Critical Job Training Reforms
Mar 6, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), approved legislation to reform the nation’s workforce development system and help ensure workers and employers have the resources they need to be successful in today’s economy. Introduced by Subcommittee on Higher... More

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Supports the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Workers
Mar 6, 2013 - Right now the House Education and the Workforce Committee is considering the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803), a commonsense proposal to reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. Opponents of the SKILLS Act claim the proposal will divert resources and support away from... More

Kline Statement: Markup of H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803)
Mar 6, 2013 - Today the committee will consider H.R. 803, the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act. This important legislation will strengthen the workforce investment system, help put Americans back to work, and make our nation more competitive in the 21st century. Through the committee’s ov... More

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Encourages Local Control, Flexibility
Mar 6, 2013 - Right now the House Education and the Workforce Committee is considering the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803), a commonsense proposal to reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. Opponents of the SKILLS Act claim the proposal will prevent key stakeholders from particip... More

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Consolidates Ineffective & Redundant Programs
Mar 6, 2013 - Right now the committee is considering the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803), a commonsense proposal to reform the nation’s broken job training system and help put Americans back to work. Opponents argue the SKILLS Act makes arbitrary cuts to the nation’s workforce development system. However, a quick look at t... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Committee Republicans Highlight How the SKILLS Act Will Strengthen Our Workforce
Feb 28, 2013 - House Republicans are taking action to fix the nation's broken workforce development system. The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing this week to examine how the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act will encourage a more dynamic job tr... More

Leading Job Training Officials Laud Reforms in the SKILLS Act
Feb 26, 2013 - The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing on the urgent need to strengthen the federal workforce development system. Members discussed a number of legislative proposals intended to address flaws in federal job training pol... More

Foxx Statement: Hearing on "Putting America Back to Work: Reforming the Nation's Workforce Investment System"
Feb 26, 2013 - We begin the new Congress addressing a familiar challenge. Over the last two years, the committee has taken a close look at the realities of a broken workforce development system. Just yesterday, North Carolina’s Greensboro News & Record drew attention to the problem of potentially thousands of well... More

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