This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a TechSMART Workforce Development Program, under which Labor shall provide to eligible entities (i.e., a workforce intermediary, a public organization, or certain tax-exempt charitable organizations that include an advisory board) grants for technology sector job training and education programs that provide industry-recognized credentials during the five-year grant period.
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightEducational technology and distance educationEmployment and training programsFinancial services and investmentsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingTeaching, teachers, curriculaUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor
To establish a technology-based job training and education program.
USA115th CongressHR-5566| House
| Updated: 4/18/2018
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a TechSMART Workforce Development Program, under which Labor shall provide to eligible entities (i.e., a workforce intermediary, a public organization, or certain tax-exempt charitable organizations that include an advisory board) grants for technology sector job training and education programs that provide industry-recognized credentials during the five-year grant period.
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightEducational technology and distance educationEmployment and training programsFinancial services and investmentsHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingTeaching, teachers, curriculaUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor