US Department of Labor, Technology-Based Learning Initiative

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The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) launched recently the Technology-Based Learning Initiative, which is designed to advance the use of technology in human resource development to train the U.S. workforce investment system in order to move workers into high growth, high demand occupations and meet the needs of industry for skilled employees.

The initiative seeks to increase the number of people training in high-growth jobs through the broadening of opportunities for skill and competency development made available through the use of technology-based learning methodologies.

DOLETA intends to promote the use of technology-based learning within the U.S. workforce investment system and advance a national technology-based learning agency by:

Sharing and disseminating DOLETA research and expert research into effective technology-based learning tools and effective uses of TBL tools.
Convening TBL experts in conferences and webinars to discuss the application of learning technologies to address workforce training needs as well as high light the eminent and emerging technologies used in education and training.
Building partnerships across federal agencies to share resources and coordinate TBL activities.
Instilling technology-based learning in DOLETA initiatives, such as other grant-funded programs, the WIRED initiative, and other DOLETA priorities

Technology-Based Learning Strategies Report, a report developed by Social Policy Research and Associates, Inc., provides an overview of state of technology-based learning and the application of such in government, industry and education. The report includes a summary of recent trends in industry and media that have made technology-based learning a rapidly growing phenomenon.