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Work-Based Learning and Subsidized Employment

May 24, 2017 | Blog Post | CLASP

Slashing the Budget on the Backs of Low-Income Students and Workers

President Trump’s FY 2018 budget proposes drastic cuts to employment, education, and training services that enable low-income youth and adults to improve skills and succeed in the workforce.

Apr 27, 2017 | Blog Post | Judy Mortrude

Report: Integrated Education and Training Strengthens Career Pathways

Jan 30, 2017 | Presentation/Webinar | Judy Mortrude

Webinar: Integrated Education and Training Practice & Policy

Feb 25, 2016 | Report/Brief | CLASP

Funding Career Pathways and Career Pathway Bridges: A Federal Policy Toolkit for States

Low-income workers struggle to stay employed and advance in their careers. Lack of basic skills, employer instability, and other barriers can lead to chronic unemployment or trap them in low-wage work. That’s why CLASP advocates for federal, state, and local policies that expand access to transitional jobs, which provide time-limited subsidies to businesses that hire workers with employment barriers. This enables employers to pay workers so they can learn on the job and develop marketable skills leading to higher-wage work.

Work-Based Learning and Subsidized Employment

New from CLASP

March 23, 2018 | Press Release | Federal Spending Priorities

Omnibus Spending Bill: Clear Progress for Everyday Americans, But Much Left Undone

March 1, 2018 | News Clip | Youth Employment

Students gain workforce skills through part-time jobs

August 27, 2017 | Blog Post | Federal Spending Priorities

States Can’t Survive Trump’s Budget—and Americans Will Pay for It

May 24, 2017 | Blog Post | Jobs, Training & Education

Slashing the Budget on the Backs of Low-Income Students and Workers

April 27, 2017 | Blog Post | Career Pathways

Report: Integrated Education and Training Strengthens Career Pathways

States want to coordinate TANF and WIOA

Low-income parents who participate in TANF need better, more accessible job training and support services to obtain family-sustaining work. To accomplish this, it’s important to coordinate TANF’s employment programs with federal workforce development services under WIOA. States are very interested in coordinating their programs, but progress has been slow.

Coordinating TANF & WIOA: High Interest, Slow Progress During Early Days of WIOA