The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed The Stronger Workforce for America Act to reauthorize WIOA. We've created a sample letter to share with your senators to help shape the ongoing reauthorization process. Find it here: nawb.org/advocacy-and-p…

Check out the in-depth coverage of #NAWBForum24 in this week's E&T Reporter.

ICYMI: The unemployment rate in March was 3.8%. It has been below 4% for more than two years — the longest stretch of unemployment this low in over 50 years. 📉 bls.gov/news.release/p… #JobsReport

Thrilled to be a part of this partnership with SBA. We look forward to some incredible outcomes.

ICYMI: The Task Force on Transforming Training and the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), established by Jobs for the Future (JFF) + NAWB, + comprised of execs from different workforce development boards from across the U.S., was just published.
Learn more: nawb.org/task-force-on-…

Love to see it!

🎉Thank you for attending #NAWBForum24 ! 🎉

We hope you enjoyed this year’s Forum + made valuable connections, gained new knowledge, + came away with some actionable items.
We can’t wait to see you at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC March 29 - April 2, 2025! 👇

Such an honor! Grateful for the partnership!

Yesterday, Isabel Casillas Guzman announced the signing of a Strategic Alliance Memorandum with the National Association of Workforce Boards, which aims to increase training and support services to small businesses in local workforce areas.

Learn more: sba.gov/article/2024/0…

🔎 #NAWBForum24 Session Spotlight!

Learn how to engage the National Science Foundation’s Directorate of Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships! From programs, STEM talent, unlocking economic opportunity, and more, learn it all in Monroe at 11:15am!

💭 #NAWBForum24 Quotes💭

“You cannot ‘financial literacy’ someone out of poverty without a good job” -Felicity Explains It All

🔎 #NAWBForum24 Session Spotlight!

Learn insights from the 1st Job Quality Academy cohort & gain a roadmap to advance job quality in your own community! @JFFTweets, U.S. Department of Labor, @PGHWorkforce, the MS Valley WDB, Michigan Works! Southwest, & the Technical College System of GA!

11:15am in Jefferson!

💭 #NAWBForum24 Quotes💭

“I’ve always know what you can do. Now America is seeing what you all can do”

Tom Perez addressing the #NAWBForum24

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“You know the saying ‘If you build it they’ll come?’ Well, if you don’t have workforce, then they can’t build!”- Tom Perez

🔎 #NAWBForum24 General Session Alert!

On our last day at #NAWBForum24 , our panelists discuss how to best use recent historic federal investments! Panelists from U.S. Department of Labor, @FelicitySPeaks, AFL-CIO ✊, GACC New York, Partner4Work, & Tom Perez

9:45am in the International Ballroom!

🔎 #NAWBForum24 Session Spotlight!

Join U.S. Department of Labor Administrators and @WorkforceUnited Regional Liaisons for breakfast at 8:30am! Conversations will be broken up by region and will focus on current priorities & opportunities!

Join us at 4:00pm in the ballroom for an overview of the federal policy landscape as it relates to #workforcedevelopment & appropriations policies impacting workforce development boards and the wider community.

Focusing on the FY24/25 budget, WIOA authorization, and more!

🔎 #NAWBForum24 Session Spotlight!

U.S. Department of Labor will discuss the Youth System Building Academy and all the work it has done to support low-income and #opportunityyouth enter quality career pathways!

Attend Building a Comprehensive Youth System, on Monday at 3:15pm in Lincoln West!

💭 #NAWBForum24 Quotes💭

“Employers out there who say ‘can we afford to do this?’ You can’t afford not to”

- Colin Newman, Director, Workforce and Economic Development, Amazon Amazon_policy, on upskilling employees