HR 145 The Online Job Training Act

Summary

On January 6, 2009, Rep Rush Holt (D-NJ) introduced the Online Job Training Act (HR 145). the bill would provide grants to states to establish or improve workforce training programs on the Internet. The bill would make job training more accessible and convenient for prospective workers. The legislation is based on a successful online learning pilot program run by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Rutgers University.

Under the bill, each state would be eligible for $100,000 in federal funding to implement or enhance online courses as part of their workforce investment programs. The bill would also authorize $1 million for the creation of a national center for excellence in online job training to coordinate with state and local workforce investment boards as they develop technology-driven methods for education and job training.

Updates

• 1/6/2009: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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