Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Navigating to Success Act”.
Navigating to Success Act
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Career services
Services provided— Subparagraph (A) of section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended—
by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
“(iii) initial assessment of skill levels (including literacy, digital literacy, numeracy, and English language proficiency), competencies, abilities, current applicable foreign academic and professional credentials, guidance and services on transferring high-skilled foreign certifications, and supportive service needs, which may include diagnostic testing and use of other assessment tools;”
by amending clause (vi) to read as follows:
“(vi) provision of workforce and labor market employment statistics information and related skills development information, including the provision of accurate information relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas, including—
“(I) job vacancy listings in such labor market areas;
“(II) information on job skills and credentials necessary to obtain the jobs described in subclause (I);
“(III) information on education and skills development programs that are available for attaining needed skills and credentials for the jobs described in subclause (I), including information—
“(aa) on the pathways to such skills and credentials (including information on career pathway programs in the local area);
“(bb) on the quality of such education and training programs, consistent with the performance information provided under clause (vii); and
“(cc) on the comparability of current foreign academic and professional certifications to needed skills and credentials; and
“(IV) information relating to local occupations in demand and the earnings, skill requirements, and opportunities for advancement for such occupations;”
by amending clause (xi) to read as follows:
“(xi) assistance in identifying and establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for training and education programs that are not funded under this Act, including Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and through State-funded education and training programs;”
in clause (xii), by striking subclauses (IV) through (XI) and inserting the following:
“(IV) individual counseling, including career counseling;
“(V) career planning; or
“(VI) assessment and development of employability skills, including development of learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, and professional conduct, to prepare individuals for unsubsidized employment or training; and”
Delivery of services— Subparagraph (C) of section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended by inserting “or community-based organizations to serve individuals with barriers to employment,” after “nonprofit service providers,”.