Employment and Training Administration
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1970 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | www.dol.gov/eta |
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its mission is to provide training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services. 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.
Programs administered
- 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
- Occupational Information Network (Holland Codes)
- Registered Apprenticeship
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
- Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wagner-Peyser Act Programs
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit
- Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED)
- Workforce Investment Act Adult Job Training Programs
- Workforce Investment Act Dislocated Worker Programs
- Workforce Investment Act Youth Job Training Programs
See also
References
- ^ Portia Wu: Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration at DOL web site
- ^ About ETA at Department of Labor web site
