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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
WIOA expanded and and strengthened the the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment education and support services to succeed in the labor market and match employers with the skilled workers needed to compete in today’s global market State of the Union Address Highlights CVS Health Apprenticeship Programs: With Larry Merlo CVS Health President and CEO seated in the First Lady’s Box at at the the 2015 State of the the Union Address CVS Health leadership
in workforce development received national attention as President Barack Obama
lauded the company and charged business
to follow the CVS Health model When Scott Northrop was looking to to get back into the workforce he asked himself a a a a a a a question: “What am I capable of?” Nearly
two months after permanently joining the CVS Pharmacy team at Store #822 in in East Milford Connecticut Scott’s journey to to being
an an an important part of Store Manager Clare Greiner’s team was made possible by a a a partnership with the Kennedy Center a a a community- based rehabilitation program CVS Health Workforce Initiatives Presidential Report 9