The Building Youth Workforce Skills Act amends federal workforce development law to allow individual training accounts to be used for young people ages 16 to 21 who are still in school, as well as out-of-school youth of any age. Individual training accounts function like vouchers that let workers choose and pay for training services from eligible providers, and this bill extends that flexibility to youth participants in the same way it currently works for adults and displaced workers. The change affects local workforce development areas that receive federal funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The legislation does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines but authorizes existing allocated funds to be used for this purpose. By expanding access to training account flexibility, the bill aims to help young people develop job skills and connect with career pathways.
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