Congressional Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Hearing (Update)

Congressman John Kline, Chairman

March 1, 2013 Latest News The Need for Comprehensive Job Training Reform                                                                                 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 theSupporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act will encourage a more dynamic job training system and help put more Americans back to work.  Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) stresses the importance of eliminating government barriers standing between workers and training.  (Click here for more member videos on the SKILLS Act)  President Obama has said the nation’s workforce development system is a “maze of confusing training programs.” But words alone can’t describe how convoluted the system has become – the followinginfographic reveals the true size of the bureaucracy standing between workers and the skills they need to find a job: (Click here for larger image) The SKILLS Act eliminates and streamlines dozens of ineffective and duplicative programs, and creates a flexible Workforce Investment Fund. This new fund will provide state and local leaders an efficient resource to deliver the support their workers need. Instead of a system focused on programs and bureaucracy, the SKILLS Act delivers a dynamic network of employment support that will put workers and job seekers first:                                                                                 (Click here for larger image) Follow #SKILLSAct on Twitter to learn more.