Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) is a

U.S. Department of Labor The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploym ...

grant program for

community college A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior sec ...

s in the United States. TAACCCT grants are designed to help workers eligible for training under the

Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is a federal program of the United States government to act as a way to reduce the damaging impact of imports felt by certain sectors of the U.S. economy. The current structure features four components of Trade Ad ...

(TAA) for Workers program, as well as other adults. Every U.S. state received funding for each of four years through 256 grants totaling $1.9 billion. TAACCCT grants, which continued through September 2018, are impacting 60% of the nation's publicly funded community colleges and building industry-aligned programs in

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a r ...

, healthcare,

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

, energy, transportation and other industries. Through TAACCCT, community colleges have developed or redesigned nearly 2,600 Programs of Study to help adults learn skills to lead to employment. Each college or consortium of colleges developed programs of study aligned with local and regional business needs, which were identified through partnerships formed or strengthened with grant funds. To help adult students obtain industry-recognized credentials more quickly, colleges are using TAACCCT funding to provide career pathways, credit for prior learning, competency-based models,

online training Educational technology (commonly abbreviated as edutech, or edtech) is the combined use of computer hardware, software, and educational theory and practice to facilitate learning. When referred to with its abbreviation, edtech, it often refer ...

, and student support systems. The

curriculum In education, a curriculum (; : curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view ...

and other learning materials developed by TAACCCT grantees are available to all types of training providers on SkillsCommons.org, as described in a recent ETA Training and Employment Notice. The Department of Labor aims to strengthen institutions of higher education so they can provide greater economic opportunity by acquiring the skills, degrees, and credentials needed for high-wage, high-skill employment. The department is implementing the TAACCCT program in partnership with the

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