Congress Making Election-Year Push to Reboot Workforce Training (1)

Lawmakers in both parties are in early stage negotiations to reauthorize the main federal law governing apprenticeships and on-the-job training, starting with a House committee draft bill.

Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee want to reboot the National Apprenticeship Act to broaden federal job training programs to help workers adapt to a changing economy, several lawmakers told Bloomberg Law. The Committee released a discussion draft of the legislation in advance of a hearing scheduled for Wednesday.

“Expanding high-quality registered apprenticeship opportunities is an important issue for workers and businesses across the country. Accordingly, Committee members ...