Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions)

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The Employment and Training Administration is a U.S. Department of Labor agency responsible for administering federal job training, employment, and workforce development programs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
sub-agency of the United States Department of Labor
abbreviation ETA
administers Job Corps
surface form: "Job Corps program (historically and for some functions)"

Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments grants (policy and funding)
Senior Community Service Employment Program (historically and/or in part)
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program (employment and training components)
Work Opportunity Tax Credit program (policy and guidance)
grants to states for employment and training services
national workforce development grants
collaboratesWith American Job Centers
educational institutions and training providers
employers and industry groups
state and local workforce development boards
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
focusesOn employment services
labor market information systems
reemployment of unemployed workers
services for dislocated workers affected by layoffs and plant closures
services for low-income and disadvantaged workers
services for youth entering the labor market
skills development
goal to improve the functioning of the U.S. labor market through employment and training services
historicallyResponsibleFor administration of certain Job Corps functions
many federal job training initiatives under earlier workforce laws
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: "Federal government of the United States"
legalAuthority Social Security Act of 1935
surface form: "Social Security Act (unemployment insurance provisions)"

Trade Act of 1974
surface form: "Trade Act of 1974 (as amended, for worker programs)"

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (rehabilitation provisions)
surface form: "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act"

various federal employment and training statutes
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mission to contribute to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market
to enhance the employment prospects and earnings of workers
to help employers meet their workforce needs
oversees American Job Center network (policy and funding)
state workforce agencies (for certain federal programs)
parentAgency United States Department of Labor
partOf U.S. workforce development system
responsibleFor adult workforce programs
apprenticeship and work-based learning initiatives
dislocated worker programs
employment programs
federal job training programs
implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs
trade adjustment assistance employment and training programs
unemployment insurance policy guidance
workforce development programs
youth workforce programs
sector public sector

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Job Corps administeredBy Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions)
this entity surface form: "Employment and Training Administration"
Office of Labor-Management Standards partOf Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions)