Federal Job Training Programs
Since 1962, the US federal government has offered training programs for welfare recipients, disadvantaged youth, disabled and displaced workers. Notable programs include Economic Opportunity Act, which led to the Job Corps, the Job Training Partnership (JTPA), Perkins Vocation Education, and more recently the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills … Keep Reading → (JOBS) programs. Most federal job training programs focus on basic job skills and skills for non-professional jobs. Other programs offer retraining for workers displaced due to layoffs, plant closing or the off shoring of jobs. Find out more about federal job training programs here.
