The United States has announced that it will invest in training medium to high level H-1B occupations.
Washington, United States:
The United States on Thursday announced $ 150 million (over Rs 1,100 crore) to invest in training medium to highly skilled H-1B occupations in key sectors of the US economy.
Among these sectors, the most important are information technology, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, transportation, where the H-1B One Workforce grant program would be used to upgrade the skills of the current workforce. and training a new generation of workers to grow the future workforce, the Ministry of Labor. said.
The coronavirus pandemic has not only caused disruption in the labor market, but has also forced many education and training providers and employers to rethink how to deliver training, the ministry said in a statement.
As part of this subsidy program, the Ministry’s Employment and Training Administration has undertaken to rationalize funding and resources to encourage a more integrated workforce system that will push applicants to provide an innovative mix of training strategies, leveraging innovative modes of training delivery, including online, distance learning and other technologies.
Through local public-private partnerships, fellows will deploy training to provide individuals in their community with the skills to advance career paths to employment in medium to highly skilled H-1B occupations in key industrial sectors. .
Training models will include a wide range of classroom and on-the-job training, personalized training, training for incumbents, registered apprenticeship programs and industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
“The US Department of Labor challenges communities to think as ‘one workforce’,” said Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training John Pallasch.
“In today’s business environment, it is essential that local organizations work as one, rather than as independent parts of a process. Our goal is to create transparent community partnerships to create career paths that allow local job seekers to access middle-level occupations in cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing and transportation, ”he said. he declares.
Public-private partnerships will leverage resources from federal, state and local funding streams as well as the private sector to support training, employment services and support services to maximize access to employment opportunities, indicates the official press release.
These partnerships will work on a coordinated approach to preparing a skilled workforce in an economic region. All applicants must demonstrate that they mobilize at least 25% of the requested grants, he added.
