Effect of Continuing Education Participation on Agricultural Worker Outcomes

摘要

The public workforce investment system is an intergovernmental network aimed at providing labor force-related business assistance. The system consists of state and local workforce investment boards, local One-Stop Career Centers that facilitate employer and employee matching and training programs, and activities targeting specific populations such as youth, Veterans, Native Americans, and farmworkers. Among these initiatives is the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), a job training and employment assistance program for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 established the NFJP, and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 currently authorizes it (U.S. Department of Labor). The stated goals of this program include assisting migrant farmworkers increase their economic stability by steadying agricultural employment and by helping in the development of skills that can be used in complementary occupations (for example, during off-seasons).