The Building Youth Workforce Skills Act amends federal workforce training law to allow youth ages 16 to 21 to use individual training accounts, which are vouchers that pay for job training from approved providers. Currently, these accounts are primarily available to adults and workers who have lost jobs due to layoffs or plant closures, but this bill expands eligibility to include both in-school and out-of-school youth. The legislation affects young people seeking career training and local workforce development areas that administer these programs. The bill does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines, instead authorizing the use of funds already allocated to local workforce areas for this expanded purpose.
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