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Please review the first of two Performance Reporting Orientation webcasts customized for Critical Sectors Job Quality Grant Program Round 2: Tier 1 and Tier 2 grantees. This webcast will introduce the world of reporting for your new grant. We will...

Across the country, grant staff are working remotely in order to provide invaluable grant resources and services to the American workforce. ETA compiled a list of best practices to ensure that your IT devices remain secure so your grant...

The WORC Initiative, a collaborative effort involving the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Delta Regional Commission (DRA), and, commencing with WORC round 5 in 2023, the Northern Border...

Just as data is the key to determining the correct industry sectors upon which to build a sector strategy, it also is vital in understanding your regional talent supply, and the skills and occupations that are most aligned with the needs of your...

Diving deeper into data to determine the sectors that should be targeted by your strategy means pulling in information from a variety of resources. Targeted industry sectors should be considered as a part of a regional economy, as outlined in the...

Sector strategies ― regional, industry-focused approaches to building skilled workforces ― are one of the most effective ways to align public and private resources to address the talent needs of employers. 

Successfully engaging with industry leaders, and identifying industry champions, is critical to the success of any sector strategy. Businesses demand for specific talent, degrees or certifications, and skill sets will determine the subsequent...

All relationships need to be tended to and maintained, and sector partnerships are no exception. How can you know just how effective your industry partnerships are? What more can your organization be doing to create an atmosphere of collaboration...

Understanding the importance of data in workforce decision making is the first step to creating a sector-strategy that is both successful and sustainable, meeting the needs of all customers and laying the groundwork for a thriving economy. The...

While local areas are charged with implementing sector partnerships around their regional economies to meet their local labor needs, the role of the states is very different. A state’s role in a sector strategy is to create the conditions under...