华盛顿州就业安全厅获联邦劳工部1320万美元两笔拨款：失业工人再培训与雇主技能培训基金并行
华盛顿州就业安全厅10月26日在州府奥林匹亚宣布，该厅获得美国劳工部两笔拨款共1,320万美元，用于帮助华盛顿州工人接受培训并找到工作。第一笔是650万美元的「快速再技能就业恢复」全国失业工人拨款，帮助非自愿失业的工人转入新的就业、注册学徒制或带薪做中学项目，项目为期三年；第二笔是670万美元的「行业驱动技能培训基金」拨款，将部分报销合格雇主培训员工的费用，项目为期45个月。
就业安全厅临时厅长 Martin McMurry 说：「这些拨款将帮助人们学习新技能、重返工作岗位。这是一个与关键雇主合作、在对本州至关重要的行业培训和雇用工人的好机会。」再培训拨款将通过覆盖全州的 WorkSource 网络实施，合格申请人可对接个案管理员，获得个人规划、支持服务、培训协调与就业安置协助，目标行业包括先进制造、航空航天、建筑基础设施、医疗与清洁技术等。
现有合作伙伴包括钢铁工人14号地方工会、机械师协会培训机构、航空航天联合学徒委员会、医疗培训基金、各地方劳动力发展委员会与华盛顿州劳动力培训与教育协调委员会。技能培训基金则与华盛顿劳动力协会合作新建，将按成果付费：合格员工完成培训并在企业留任至少六个月后，雇主可获部分报销，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，覆盖造船、核能、人工智能基础设施、航空航天与先进制造等行业。
就业安全厅表示，目前正与美国劳工部进行初期规划，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 Employment Security Wins $13.2 Million in Two U.S. Labor Grants for Worker Training
Washington State's Employment Security Department announced in Olympia on October 26 that it was awarded $13.2 million in two U.S. Department of Labor grants to help Washington workers receive training and secure jobs. The first is a $6.5 million Rapid Reskill Employment Recovery National Dislocated Worker grant, funding a three-year project to help workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own transition into employment, registered apprenticeships or paid work-based learning. The second is a $6.7 million Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grant that will partially reimburse eligible Washington employers for training their workers, supporting a 45-month project.
'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.' Through WorkSource, the statewide network serving job seekers and employers, qualified candidates for the reskill grant will connect with case managers for individualized planning, supportive services, training coordination and job placement assistance, in sectors including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, construction infrastructure, healthcare and clean technology.
Current partners for the reskill grant 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 and Education Coordinating Board. The training fund grant, run in partnership with the Washington Workforce Association, will partially reimburse employers when an eligible employee completes training and stays with the company for at least six months, covering customized instruction, on-the-job training, registered apprenticeships and partnerships through community and technical colleges, in industries such as shipbuilding, nuclear energy, AI infrastructure, aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
Employment Security said it is 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 January 1, 2027.
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图片来源：位于华盛顿州伦顿的波音737总装线（资料图）。美国国务院发布，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Boeing 737 assembly line in Renton, Washington (file photo). Released by the U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
