Why is the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) supporting the development of competency models rather than skill standards?
As the Federal partner in the Workforce Investment System, ETA’s role is not to set or enforce workplace standards. Standard-setting is more appropriately a function of business and industry; thereby ensuring that a standard is tailored to an industry, region, or individual employer’s need. ETA’s role is that of information broker – providing information, tools, and resources about competency models and their value for supporting workforce development initiatives.
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