80 FR 8690 - Public Listening Session
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)
Employment and Training Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 8690-8690 | |
| FR Document | 2015-03208 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 8690] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03208] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Public Listening Session AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of public listening session. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In preparation for launching the Online Skills Academy described in the Administration's ``Ready to Work: Job-Driving Training and American Opportunity'' report, the Department of Labor (Department), Employment and Training Administration is hosting a virtual listening session to solicit information and public input concerning the development of an Online Skills Academy. This listening session will be hosted in partnership with the Department of Education. The listening session will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to provide their comments and suggestions and engage in a national dialogue regarding the implementation of this priority funding. Instructions regarding registering for and attending the listening session are in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. DATES: Listening Session: The virtual listening session will be on, Friday, February 20, 2015, and will begin at 2:00 p.m. and is scheduled to end by 4:00 p.m. Registration: You must register to attend this virtual listening session. ETA will post specific information on how to register and participate via the Internet on the Online Skills Academy Web site at www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in advance of the listening session. Comments: A transcript of all public comments will be available. This transcript and any written comments submitted following the public listening session will be posted on the Online Skills Academy Web site at www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy by Friday, February 27, 2015. Written comments must be submitted electronically to skillsacademy@dol.gov. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. ADDRESSES: The listening session will be conducted virtually via live webcast. ETA will post the agenda and logistical information on how to participate via Internet on the Online Skills Academy Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in advance of the listening session. The session is open to the public and the entire proceedings will be webcast, recorded, and made publicly available. Interested parties may participate via webcast only. Capacity is not limited but registration is required. For information on how to register, go to http://www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy. Registration will be open until the listening session begins. In addition to attending joining the virtual session via webinar, ETA would like to solicit comments electronically to skillsacademy@dol.gov. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In July 2014, Vice President Joe Biden released a report on federal job-driven training programs, http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/skills_report_072014_2.pdf. Among other things, programs and initiatives identified in this report highlight the importance of strategies that are responsive to employer needs in order to effectively place ready-to-work Americans in jobs that are available now or train them in the skills needed for better jobs. The report also highlighted future initiatives that expand the tools for job seekers to find pathways to better jobs. One of these initiatives is the Department of Labor's Online Skills Academy, a competition to award up to $25 million for partnerships that will offer open, online courses of study, helping students earn credentials online through participating accredited institutions, and expanding access to curriculum designed to speed the time to credit and completion. Building off the burgeoning marketplace of free and openly-licensed learning resources, including the content developed through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program, this online skills academy will ensure that workers can get the education and training they need to advance their careers by developing skills in-demand by employers through courses that are free to access and provide a low cost means for earning credentials and degrees. This initiative will be administered in partnership with the Department of Education. To plan this competition, the Departments of Labor and Education will engage stakeholders in a national dialogue to learn and understand concerns and ideas related to the following topics:Technology-enabled and online learning, including use of open platforms Accelerated career pathways leading to industry-recognized credentials in in-demand fields Contextualized learning Online and technology enabled assessment tools, including competency-based and open access assessments Use of local labor market information and employer engagement in identification of in-demand skills and credentials II. Instructions for Attending the Listening Session Space for attendance at this virtual listening session is not limited; however, you must register to attend. Information on how to register and participate will be posted on the Online Skills Academy Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in advance of the listening session. III. Draft Agenda for the February 20, 2015 Listening Session Welcome and Introductions--2:00 p.m. ET to 2:20 p.m. ET Overview of Online Skills Academy Vision and Required Components--2:20 p.m. ET to 2:30 p.m. ET Open Comment Period--2:30 p.m. ET to 4:00 p.m. ET Topic #1--Online Education and Learning Topic #2--Open Educational Resources and Open Platforms Topic #3--Training Unemployed Workers and Non-traditional Learners Topic #4--Developing Career Pathways in High-Demand Sectors Topic #5--Developing Assessments The agenda will be strictly followed; participants may attend all or part of the listening session as relevant. The updated agenda will be posted on the Online Skills Academy Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in advance of the listening session. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2015-03208 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-FN-P
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Director of Exemption Determinations, ADDRESSES: The listening session will Departments of Labor and Education
Employee Benefits Security Administration, be conducted virtually via live webcast. will engage stakeholders in a national
U.S. Department of Labor. ETA will post the agenda and logistical dialogue to learn and understand
[FR Doc. 2015–03014 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] information on how to participate via concerns and ideas related to the
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Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/
skillsacademy in advance of the • Technology-enabled and online
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR listening session. The session is open to learning, including use of open
the public and the entire proceedings platforms
Employment and Training will be webcast, recorded, and made • Accelerated career pathways
Administration publicly available. Interested parties leading to industry-recognized
may participate via webcast only. credentials in in-demand fields
Public Listening Session Capacity is not limited but registration • Contextualized learning
AGENCY: Employment and Training is required. For information on how to • Online and technology enabled
Administration (ETA), Labor. register, go to http://www.doleta.gov/ assessment tools, including
ACTION: Notice of public listening skillsacademy. Registration will be open competency-based and open access
session. until the listening session begins. In assessments
addition to attending joining the virtual • Use of local labor market
SUMMARY: In preparation for launching session via webinar, ETA would like to information and employer engagement
the Online Skills Academy described in solicit comments electronically to in identification of in-demand skills and
the Administration’s ‘‘Ready to Work: skillsacademy@dol.gov. Comments must credentials
Job-Driving Training and American be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on
Opportunity’’ report, the Department of Wednesday, February 25, 2015. II. Instructions for Attending the
Labor (Department), Employment and Listening Session
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Training Administration is hosting a Space for attendance at this virtual
virtual listening session to solicit I. Background listening session is not limited;
information and public input however, you must register to attend.
concerning the development of an In July 2014, Vice President Joe Biden
Information on how to register and
Online Skills Academy. This listening released a report on federal job-driven
participate will be posted on the Online
session will be hosted in partnership training programs, http://
Skills Academy Web site at http://
with the Department of Education. www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in
The listening session will provide an skills_report_072014_2.pdf. Among
advance of the listening session.
opportunity for stakeholders to provide other things, programs and initiatives
their comments and suggestions and identified in this report highlight the III. Draft Agenda for the February 20,
engage in a national dialogue regarding importance of strategies that are 2015 Listening Session
the implementation of this priority responsive to employer needs in order
Welcome and Introductions—2:00 p.m.
funding. to effectively place ready-to-work
ET to 2:20 p.m. ET
Instructions regarding registering for Americans in jobs that are available now
Overview of Online Skills Academy
and attending the listening session are or train them in the skills needed for
Vision and Required Components—
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION better jobs. The report also highlighted
2:20 p.m. ET to 2:30 p.m. ET
section of this notice. future initiatives that expand the tools
for job seekers to find pathways to better Open Comment Period—2:30 p.m. ET to
DATES:
jobs. One of these initiatives is the 4:00 p.m. ET
Listening Session: The virtual
Department of Labor’s Online Skills • Topic #1—Online Education and
listening session will be on, Friday,
Academy, a competition to award up to Learning
February 20, 2015, and will begin at
2:00 p.m. and is scheduled to end by $25 million for partnerships that will • Topic #2—Open Educational
4:00 p.m. offer open, online courses of study, Resources and Open Platforms
Registration: You must register to helping students earn credentials online • Topic #3—Training Unemployed
attend this virtual listening session. through participating accredited Workers and Non-traditional
ETA will post specific information on institutions, and expanding access to Learners
how to register and participate via the curriculum designed to speed the time • Topic #4—Developing Career
Internet on the Online Skills Academy to credit and completion. Building off Pathways in High-Demand Sectors
Web site at www.doleta.gov/ the burgeoning marketplace of free and • Topic #5—Developing Assessments
skillsacademy in advance of the openly-licensed learning resources, The agenda will be strictly followed;
listening session. including the content developed participants may attend all or part of the
Comments: A transcript of all public through the Trade Adjustment listening session as relevant. The
comments will be available. This Assistance Community College and updated agenda will be posted on the
transcript and any written comments Career Training (TAACCCT) grant Online Skills Academy Web site at
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submitted following the public listening program, this online skills academy will http://www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy in
session will be posted on the Online ensure that workers can get the advance of the listening session.
Skills Academy Web site at education and training they need to
www.doleta.gov/skillsacademy by advance their careers by developing Portia Wu,
Friday, February 27, 2015. Written skills in-demand by employers through Assistant Secretary for Employment and
comments must be submitted courses that are free to access and Training, Labor.
electronically to skillsacademy@dol.gov. provide a low cost means for earning [FR Doc. 2015–03208 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public listening session. | |
| Dates | Listening Session: The virtual listening session will be on, Friday, February 20, 2015, and will begin at 2:00 p.m. and is scheduled to end by 4:00 p.m. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8690 |
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