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ABOUT US

 

What

The Opportunity America Jobs and Careers Coalition is a Washington-based business coalition focused on career education and workforce development.

Who

Members include employers and employer associations from a broad range of industries experiencing skills mismatches and worker shortages – IT, manufacturing, construction and hospitality, among others.

Goals

  • Shine new light on the need for workforce training
  • Drive a skills agenda on Capitol Hill
  • Highlight successful state initiatives
  • Change national perceptions of technical careers and career training

Letters, comments & analysis 2014-2024

Activities 2023

Activities 2022

Membership 

Members

Issue archive

WIOA  2014, 2022
Employer-sponsored training 2022
Registered apprenticeship 2020-2021
Workforce Pell 2019-2022
IPEDS 2021
Post-pandemic recovery 2020
Employer-driven apprenticeship 2019-2020
HEA reauthorization 2018-2019
Perkins reauthorization 2018-2019
JOBS for Success Act 2018
A Better Way task force 2016

Testimony & events

Testimony US House Committee on Education and the Workforce, 5-9-18
Senate briefing Employer perspective on CTE, 2-10-16
Roundtable Employer engagement in CTE, 10-20-15
Congressional field hearing 10-24-14
Capitol Hill policy dinners

CONTACT US

Craig S. Brightup
8 E Street SE, Washington DC  20003
(202) 658-6448
[email protected]