Bush proposes reform of WIA

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

President Bush proposed reform of the Workforce Investment Act yesterday. He has set a target of doubling the number of people served by the WIA to about 412,000.

The President is not proposing new money for retraining. Instead, he is focusing on reducing the administrative overhead in the system. There's a lot of room for improvement. WIA is currently training only about 200,000 people nationwide, at a cost of $4 billioon. That's $20,000 per worker.

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posted by Ed Morrison |

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