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workforce development  

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  • Publicly funded workforce development programs have been part of the American landscape since the 1930s. Broadly, workforce development provides workers with new skills, enabling them to obtain and maintain employment following their primary and secondary education experiences regardless of whether they completed high school or not. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Workforce Development]

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