The mission of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), as part of the U.S. Department of Labor, is to contribute to the more efficient and effective functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment

Employment

Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...

, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through State and local workforce

Workforce

The workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, country, state, etc. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies those involved in...

 development systems. ETA administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.

The Employment and Training Administration is headed by Janes Oates, confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 19, 2009.

Programs administered by the Employment and Training Administration

• Career Advancement Accounts,
• Community-Based Job Training Grants,
• Disaster Unemployment Assistance,
• Federal Bonding Program,
• Foreign Labor Certification,
• High Growth Job Training Grants,
• Indian and Native American Job Training Program,
• Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Job Training Program,
• National Emergency Grants
• One-Stop Career Centers,
• Registered Apprenticeship
  Registered Apprenticeship
  Registered Apprenticeship is a program of the United States Department of Labor that connects job seekers looking to learn new skills with employers looking for qualified workers...
  
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• Senior Community Service Employment Program
  Senior Community Service Employment Program
  The Senior Community Service Employment Program is a program of the United States Department of Labor, its Employment and Training Administration, to help more senior citizens get back into or remain active in the labor workforce. It is a community service and work-based training program...
  
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• Trade Adjustment Assistance
  Trade adjustment assistance
  Trade Adjustment Assistance is a program of the United States Department of Labor, , and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.The DOL program, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers, provides a variety of reemployment services and benefits to workers who have lost their jobs or suffered a reduction...
  
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• Unemployment Insurance,
• Wagner-Peyser Act Programs,
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit,
• Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
  Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development
  Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development was a project of the United States Department of Labor. It provided a new approach to workforce and economic development...
  
  (WIRED),
• Workforce Investment Act Adult Job Training Programs,
• Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Programs, and
• Workforce Investment Act Youth Job Training Programs

External links

• Proposed and finalized federal regulations from the Employment and Training Administration