Preparedness to enter and remain in the workforce is reliant upon the quality and technological responsiveness of the office training programs to the changes in workforce personality and tech development. It may not be to the same extent, but many organizations are stuck in the pre-technology era of training with classroom settings. The federal government isn’t the only entity that needs to revamp their training program. While, yes, the federal training programs will undergo drastic changes in the near future – as the bill was signed the President on J– that doesn’t mean your company has to sit and watch. “Too often job training programs are focused on providing the skills need for yesterday’s jobs, not the jobs of today and tomorrow.” – Obama Administration Official What can you learn from this new bill? We’ve shown what’s possible when we work together toward a common goal and right now there is no greater goal than putting Americans back to work.” With a House approval of 415 to 6 and a Senate approval of 95 to 3, the overwhelming support of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act bodes well for the currently broken workforce development system. It will also aid those with disabilities to remain competitive in today’s workforce.Ĭhairman of the House of Education and the Workforce Committee, Representative John Kline said, “Today is a good day for the American people. The bill helps employees become accustomed to the modern era with the skills they need – be it technological or otherwise – to perform better and get better jobs. It has been over a decade since they have been revisited, and the American workforce has long needed the federal workforce development system to be updated. When I’m feeling capricious, I can put that song on and just watch the shoulders tense as eyes roll with disdain in there sockets.After strong bipartisan support from Congress, President Obama passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to reauthorize the Federal Workforce Development laws. BTW, he has a remake of Schoolhouse Rock’s “Three is a Magic Number”. My frinds hate him: his voice, anunciation, music–all of it. He is solo now, but I was initially introduced to him when his old band Soul Coughing opened for Dave Matthews waaaaay back there in the past. Let me tell you about one of my favorite musicians. Yes, part of it is the artwork, but mainly it’s the songs. What is it about Schoolhouse Rock? I just dig it. Chalk it up as “an online writing course”. With complete contrition for getting this song stuck in your head for at least a day, here is the YouTube link to help you dig out the earworm.īe sure to check out all the Grammar Rock subgenre of videos, too. Like Bill, I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill. My poor little bill can get rubber-stamped, kicked back, and remain an unrealized idea. Damn bureaucracy! Then there is President Publisher towering over the paperwork with a veto stamp in hand. It’s a long, long wait while I’m sitting in committee. If all is a go, then my lowly manuscript will be on its way to becoming a full-fledged book. Even if Congresswoman Agent likes my manuscript, she will have to pass it through Senator Agency Head for a second approval. Since I’m having more fun than you can imagine with this analogy…I suppose that would make the head of each agency the Senate. My manuscript will remain just a bill until an agent decides it is worthy to become a law. In this sense, I suppose agents are a lot like Congress. Sing its catchy educational glory with me. That thought dredges up a random song from the depths of my lyric-infested head. (I’ve noticed some agents don’t like that term for some reason?) They’re often called gatekeepers–those who hold the keys to the magic portal through which a manuscript must pass in order to become a book. The buying public is.īut agents are pivotal in the process of getting my words to that market. That last statement sounds like agents & publishers are my market, my audience. That tells me I am learning more of what it takes to grab and hold their attention through pitching and actual writing craft. I am quite thrilled to say that the agent/publisher response to my third novel, FREEBORN, has been far and away better than for my first two novels.
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