华盛顿州获1320万美元联邦拨款培训工人：650万美元助失业者再就业、670万美元补贴雇主在职培训
美国华盛顿州州府 Olympia——华盛顿州就业安全部（Employment Security Department）10月26日宣布，该部获得美国劳工部（U.S. Department of Labor）两笔拨款、合计1320万美元，用于帮助华盛顿州工人接受培训并找到工作。
两笔拨款分别是：650万美元的「快速再技能就业恢复全国失业工人拨款」（Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker grant），帮助非因自身原因失业的工人转入新工作、注册学徒制或带薪在岗学习，项目为期三年；670万美元的「行业驱动技能培训基金」（Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund）拨款，用于部分报销符合条件的华盛顿州雇主培训工人的费用，项目为期45个月，就业安全部将据此建立并运营该基金。
就业安全部临时专员 Martin McMurry 说：「这些拨款将帮助人们学习新技能、重返工作岗位。这是与关键雇主合作、为本州关键行业培训和雇用工人的好机会。」
再技能拨款将通过全州求职者与雇主服务网络 WorkSource，帮助工人进入与雇主对接的培训，涵盖先进制造、航空航天、建筑基础设施、医疗健康、清洁技术等行业；合格者可与个案经理对接，获得个性化规划、支持服务、培训协调和就业安置协助。目前该拨款的合作伙伴包括 Ironworkers Local 14、Machinists Institute、航空航天联合学徒委员会、医疗培训基金、地方劳动力发展委员会以及华盛顿州劳动力培训与教育协调委员会。
培训基金方面，就业安全部将与华盛顿劳动力协会合作，新建一个全州范围、按成果付费的培训基金，部分报销雇主在造船、核能、人工智能基础设施、航空航天、先进制造等行业培训工人的费用。参与雇主在符合条件的员工完成培训并在公司留任至少六个月后可获得报销；培训形式包括定制教学、在职培训、注册学徒制以及与社区和技术学院的合作。就业安全部及其伙伴正与美国劳工部处于初步规划阶段，雇主资格与参与方式等更多信息预计在2027年1月1日之后公布。
Washington State Receives $13.2 Million in Federal Grants to Train Workers: $6.5 Million to Help Dislocated Workers, $6.7 Million for an Employer Training Fund
Olympia, Washington — The Washington State Employment Security Department announced on Oct. 26 that it has been awarded $13.2 million in two separate U.S. Department of Labor grants to help workers in Washington receive training and secure jobs.
The two grants are a $6.5 million Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker grant, which assists workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own to transition into employment, registered apprenticeships or paid work-based learning and will fund the project for three years; and a $6.7 million Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grant, which will partially reimburse eligible Washington employers for training their workers in nationally significant industries and will support a 45-month project to establish and operate the fund.
"These grants will help people learn new skills and get back to work," Employment Security Interim Commissioner Martin McMurry said. "This is a welcome opportunity to partner with key employers to train and employ workers in industries critical to our state."
The reskill grant will help workers obtain jobs through employer-connected training in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, construction infrastructure, healthcare, clean technology and other sectors. Through WorkSource, the statewide network serving job seekers and employers, qualified candidates will connect with case managers for individualized planning, supportive services, training coordination and job placement assistance. Current partners include Ironworkers Local 14, the Machinists Institute, the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, the Healthcare Training Fund, local workforce development boards and the Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board.
For the training fund, Employment Security will work with the Washington Workforce Association to start a new statewide, outcome-based training fund to partially reimburse employers for training workers in shipbuilding, nuclear energy, AI infrastructure, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and other industries. Participating employers can be reimbursed when an eligible employee completes training and stays with the company for at least six months. Employment Security and its partners are working with the U.S. Department of Labor during an initial planning phase, and employers can expect additional information about eligibility and how to participate after Jan. 1, 2027.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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