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29 U.S. Code § 3101. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To increase, for individuals in the United States, particularly those
individuals with barriers to employment, access to and opportunities for
the employment, education, training, and support services they need to
succeed in the labor market.
(2) To support the alignment of workforce investment, education, and
economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible,
and high-quality workforce development system in the United States.
(3) To improve the quality and labor market relevance of workforce
investment, education, and economic development efforts to provide
America’s workers with the skills and credentials necessary to secure and
advance in employment with family-sustaining wages and to provide
America’s employers with the skilled workers the employers need to
succeed in a global economy.
(4) To promote improvement in the structure of and delivery of services
through the United States workforce development system to better
address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and
employers.
(5) To increase the prosperity of workers and employers in the United
States, the economic growth of communities, regions, and States, and the
global competitiveness of the United States.
(6) For purposes of parts A and B of subchapter I, to provide workforce
investment activities, through statewide and local workforce development
systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of
participants, and increase attainment of recognized postsecondary
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credentials by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the
workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency,
meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity
and competitiveness of the Nation.
(Pub. L. 113–128, § 2, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1428.)

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