The Employer-Directed Skills Act modifies federal workforce development programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a new category called "employer-directed skills development," where employers design training programs to meet their specific hiring needs. Under this program, employers must commit to hiring workers who successfully complete the training and are required to contribute a portion of the training costs, ranging from 10 percent for small employers with 50 or fewer employees to 50 percent for employers with 100 or more employees. The bill streamlines the enrollment process by allowing employers to refer workers directly for this training without requiring the typical interview and assessment procedures, though workers must still meet eligibility requirements. The legislation also changes performance metrics for workforce programs to measure completion rates of employer-directed skills development alongside other on-the-job training. This bill affects employers seeking trained workers, job seekers participating in workforce programs, and state and local workforce boards that administer these federal training initiatives, though no specific new federal funding amount is specified in the legislation.
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