How federal, state, and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity

Research from the Brookings Metro provides a practical overview of the numerous but under-discussed and sometimes indistinct workforce programs included in the CHIPS and Science Act

This report provides a practical overview of the numerous but underdiscussed and sometimes indistinct workforce programs included in the CHIPS and Science Act. To do this, the report situates the act amid key workforce development trends and systems in the economy; inventories and analyzes the workforce programs the law contains (including ones focused on non-college offerings); and highlights issues for federal, state, and local implementors.

How federal, state, and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity

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