The Biden Administration has announced a new set of actions to better connect Americans to good-paying jobs. The President’s Investing in America plan will utilize more than $244 million to help modernize, diversify and expand the Registered Apprenticeship system in growing U.S. Industries.
The Administration is focused on creating training pipelines for women, people of color, veterans and those who have been left-behind whether they went to college or not. Nine Investing in America Workforce Hubs will be launched across the country, bringing together unions, local governments, employers, training providers, schools, community colleges and other stakeholders to facilitate partnerships to train and connect workers to high-in demand jobs.
Last year, the Biden Administration launched a Workforce Hub in Philadelphia. Already, the city is delivering over $1 billion in projects to rebuild public infrastructure, including investing in transit, reconnecting neighborhoods and replacing lead pipes. The Administration has partnered with the city to ensure it has a strong and diverse workforce to support these investments. In its partnership, Philadelphia has announced new efforts to build a workforce development pipeline that attracts all Americans and spur economic development through hiring preferences on city public works projects for economically disadvantaged communities.
The Geographic and Economic Hiring Preference (GEHP) pilot program establishes goals for hiring 50 percent of apprentices and 20 percent of journeypersons on public works projects. The new policy will apply to:
Mackenna Moralez is the associate editor for the facilities market.
