Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training

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The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training is a senior U.S. Department of Labor official responsible for overseeing national workforce development, job training, and employment services programs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Labor position ⓘ
United States federal government position ⓘ
assistant secretary position ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
appointmentRequires advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
goal enhance skills of the U.S. workforce ⓘ
improve employment opportunities for workers in the United States ⓘ
support employers in meeting labor market needs ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Employment and Training Administration programs ⓘ
federal workforce development grants to states ⓘ
heads Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions) ⓘ
surface form: Employment and Training Administration
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
memberOf U.S. Department of Labor leadership ⓘ
surface form: leadership of the United States Department of Labor
oversees federal-state workforce development system ⓘ
implementation of national job training strategies ⓘ
programs serving dislocated workers affected by layoffs or plant closures ⓘ
programs serving unemployed and underemployed workers ⓘ
programs serving youth entering the labor market ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Labor ⓘ
policyArea employment ⓘ
job training ⓘ
labor ⓘ
public employment services ⓘ
workforce development ⓘ
reportsTo United States Secretary of Labor ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of employment service funding ⓘ
administration of federal job training grants ⓘ
administration of grants to state and local workforce agencies ⓘ
coordination with employers and industry groups on workforce needs ⓘ
coordination with labor organizations on training and employment issues ⓘ
coordination with local workforce development boards ⓘ
coordination with state workforce development agencies ⓘ
employment services programs ⓘ
evaluation of workforce development program performance ⓘ
implementation of federal workforce development policy ⓘ
job training programs ⓘ
national workforce development programs ⓘ
oversight of adult employment and training programs ⓘ
oversight of apprenticeship and work-based learning initiatives ⓘ
oversight of dislocated worker programs ⓘ
oversight of programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ⓘ
oversight of public employment service activities ⓘ
oversight of youth workforce programs ⓘ
policy development for workforce and training programs ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training ⓘ
Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Labor → hasMember → Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training ⓘ
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Administration head