Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020

carry out rapid response activities described in section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A));

carry out activities to facilitate remote access to employment and training activities, including career services, through a one-stop center;

in coordination with local areas, carry out activities necessary to expand online learning opportunities and make available resources to support or allow for online service delivery, including online delivery of training services, by providers identified as eligible providers of training services under subsection (d) or (h) of section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152);

assist local boards through the purchase of technology, supplies, and online training materials for distribution or use by local areas; and

expand the list of eligible providers of training services established under section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).

on-the-job training, for which the local board may take into account the impact of a qualifying emergency as a factor in determining whether to increase the amount of a reimbursement to an amount of up to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant in accordance with section 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H));

customized training, for which the local board may take into account the impact of a qualifying emergency as a factor in determining the portion of the cost of training an employer shall provide;

transitional jobs as described in section 134(d)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)) (but for adults or dislocated workers determined eligible by a one-stop operator or one-stop partner), including positions in contact tracing, public health, or infrastructure, if provision of the jobs does not displace any currently employed employee (as of the date of the participation in the transitional job); and

incumbent worker training described in section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)) to support worker retention;

in which a current employee (as of the date of the participation), including an employee participating in a transitional job described in clause (i)(III), may participate;

for which the participant may receive an employer-sponsored individual training account;

for which the employer agrees to pay—

for which the participant is provided the opportunity to choose a provider from among the providers identified as eligible providers of training services under subsection (d) or (h) of section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or a provider identified by the employer as having the ability to provide the skills necessary for the individual to be hired permanently or to advance the individual’s career; and

which programs are identified under section 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and lead to an industry-recognized credential in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations, in areas such as technology, health care, direct care, and manufacturing; and

through which the partnerships may provide for the cost of an assessment related to obtaining such credential;

in-person and virtual employment and reemployment services to help individuals find employment; and

career navigation supports to enable workers to find new pathways to high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors and occupations and the necessary training to support those pathways; and

be unlikely to obtain or retain employment with wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment, solely through the career services available through the one-stop center; and

have the skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of training services; and