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What the New BLS Long-Term Job Projections Mean for Workforce Development

As workforce development professionals, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections for 2024–34 give us a decade-long view of where jobs are expected to grow, where they’re likely to shrink, and what that implies for training, planning, and employer engagement. Here’s the bottom-line: • Overall job growth will be modest. The U.S. economy is projected […]

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Job Corps: Where Things Stand and Why It Matters to the Workforce System

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Over the past year, Job Corps has gone through a level of uncertainty that most long-standing workforce programs rarely face. At one point, many centers were preparing for closure. Today, the program is still operating—but with some important caveats that workforce professionals should be aware of. So, what actually happened? In 2025, the Department of

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This Isn’t a Routine Update: What TEGL 07-25 Tells Us About Where Workforce Policy Is Headed

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If you work on the front lines of the workforce system—career services, case management, business services, intake, training coordination—TEGL 07-25 probably didn’t land on your desk. And that’s normal. Training and Employment Guidance Letters are written to states, not to individual staff. But this one matters to you more than most. Even though TEGL 07-25

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Making Complexity Navigable: Clarity at the Front Line

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Workforce development systems are complex by design. Federal guidance establishes broad goals and accountability. States translate those goals into policy. Local areas integrate multiple funding streams, performance measures, partner programs, and community needs. Each layer adds value—but each layer also adds decisions, timelines, and requirements that must be navigated at the point of service. This

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Helping Older Workers Find Jobs: A Practical Workforce Development Imperative

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Workforce development professionals are under pressure to deliver results in a labor market defined by shortages, rapid change, and employer frustration. At the same time, one of the most capable and available segments of the workforce—older workers—often remains underutilized. Recent research from AARP, using LinkedIn labor market data, reinforces what many practitioners already see on

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Learning, Leadership, and Community: IAWP Washington Winter Institute & Crab Feed

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March 28, 2026 | Westport, Washington The Washington Chapter of the IAWP invites workforce professionals to gather on the Washington coast for the Winter Institute & Crab Feed, taking place on March 28, 2026, in Westport. This annual event brings together focused professional development, meaningful peer connection, and one of the chapter’s most valued traditions.

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U.S. Department of Labor Announces $98 Million in YouthBuild Funding for Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that $98 million in new funding is now available to support YouthBuild programs focused on education, pre-apprenticeship training, and employment services for young people. The funding is intended to help communities deliver pre-apprenticeship programs in high-demand industries such as construction, advanced manufacturing, information technology, and healthcare. These programs

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Helping job seekers prepare for interviews: what’s changed, and how we can coach differently

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If you work closely with job seekers, you’ve probably noticed something: interviews feel different now. Shorter. Faster. Sometimes more awkward. Often more opaque. And yet, much of the advice job seekers still receive hasn’t really changed—“be confident,” “sell yourself,” “practice common questions.” None of that is wrong, exactly. It’s just no longer enough. Today’s hiring

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TEGL 05-25: What Workforce Professionals Should Know (Simple, Clear, and Practical)

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s TEGL 05-25 is essentially a nudge—one that tells the workforce system: you already have room to innovate, and now is the time to use it. Instead of adding new rules, it highlights the flexibility built into WIOA and encourages everyone—states, boards, and front-line teams—to modernize how we help workers and

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Grow With Communities: A Place Where Workforce Professionals Don’t Have to Go It Alone

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Have you ever finished a webinar, closed the window, and thought, “That was good… but I’m still on my own to figure out what to do with it”? That feeling is more common than most people admit. Workforce professionals are juggling a lot at once—helping jobseekers, answering to employers, responding to policy changes, trying to

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