1. Workforce Policy Update
Thursday, August 3rd
2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 12pm MDT | 11am PDT

2. Our Presenters Kermit Kaleba Federal Policy Director
National Skills Coalition
Thomas Showalter
Director
National Youth Employment Coalition
David Socolow
Director
Center for Postsecondary & Economic Success
CLASP

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4. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Panelist Discussion: Audience Q&A
Policy Issues
Budget and Appropriations
Safety Net Programs
Youth Programs
Infrastructure Investments
Apprenticeship
WIOA Implementation
Advocacy and Communications Strategy
Audience Q&A

5. Resources Federal Budget, Appropriations, and Spending
Reprioritizing Our Investment in Pell Grants to Further Reduce Poverty: Investment-in-Pell-Grants-to-Further-Reduce-Poverty.pdf
 Trump FY 2018 budget proposal (May 2017) :  fy-2018-budget-slashes-funding-for-key-workforce-education-human-services-programs
 House FY 2018 appropriations bill (July 2017):  subcommittee-proposes-steep-cuts-to-workforce-education-programs-for-fy-2018
Economic Security for All at Stake in FY18 L-HHS Budget: releases/economic-security-for-all-at-stake-in-fy18-l-hhs-budget
Slashing the Budget on the Backs of Low-Income Students and Workers: students-and-workers
President Trump Weighs In on Opportunty Youth: opportunity-youth/

6. Resources: National Skills Coalition
Safety Net
Adding Stumbling Blocks in the Path to Health Care: publications/publication-1/Adding-Stumbling-Blocks-in-the-Path-to-Health-Care.pdf  
Freedom Caucus Welfare Reform Bill Would Increase Poverty and Hardship without Helping People Succeed in the Labor Market: welfare-reform-bill-would-increase-poverty-and
The Evidence Builds:  Access to Medicaid Helps People Work: publications/the-evidence-builds-access-to-medicaid-helps-people-work
Apprenticeship
 NSC policy proposals relating to apprenticeship:  Apprentices-web.pdf
 President’s Executive Order analysis:  trump-executive-order-calls-for-apprenticeship-expansion-directs-federal-agencies-to-propose- elimination-of-ineffective-workforce-training-programs

7. Resources: National Skills Coalition
Infrastructure
NSC policy proposals relating to infrastructure and workforce:  Infrastructure-Workforce.pdf
BUILDS Act analysis:  bipartisan-bill-to-support-infrastructure-workforce
WIOA implementation:
NSC survey of state WIOA plans:  Opportunity-in-WIOA-Implementing-the-Playbook-for-Creating-Effective-State-Plans.pdf
 Unemployment
Meet the Out-of-Work (See also A New Lens for Understanding Our Work: