Workforce Development

Workforce development is the set of public programs that train people for jobs and help them find work. It includes job training, adult education, apprenticeships, and support for workers who lose jobs. Federal, state, and local agencies work with community colleges and employers to run it.

People usually ask where to find free training, how to qualify for help, and how programs serve people with disabilities, veterans, and dislocated workers. They also ask how public job programs are funded and how they connect to schools and local labor markets.