NEFI Urges Congress to Reauthorize the Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act

NEFI reported that it joined the Jobs and Careers Coalition (JCC) and other business-focused organizations in a letter to House and Senate leaders requesting the reauthorization of the Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act (WIOA) and that they use last year’s H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, as the template for reauthorizing and reforming the nation’s public workforce system.

According to the Dec. 16 issue of NEON, the National Energy & Fuels Institute’s newsletter to members, the letter stated:

“The past few years have been a turbulent economic time, but one thing has remained constant for our industries. Technological change is unstoppable, and it is transforming the American workplace, driving increased demand for skilled technical workers. The upshot for our businesses: persistent skills mismatches that hinder our ability to meet the needs of our customers or grow the economy. The employers represented by our coalition saw H.R. 6655 as an important step forward to improve the effectiveness of the public workforce system, drive increased participation by employers, create opportunities for workers, and strengthen the U.S. economy.”