This week, members of the Arkansas House and Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committees received an important update from the director of Arkansas Workforce Connections on potential changes at the federal level that could impact how workforce development programs are administered in our state.

Arkansas Workforce Connections, formerly known as the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, is the state’s lead agency for workforce development. Its mission is to provide support and guidance to help individuals succeed in their careers while offering companies incentives to maintain a skilled and technically trained workforce, meeting industry demands now and in the future. The agency operates under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA may soon be replaced

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