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Workforce Development

Building America's Workforce

High-speed Internet changes the way that people connect to one another, access education, receive health care, and participate in the world around them. Building the networks that connect the nation and help close the digital divide will require a highly trained workforce and workplaces that are diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible to every worker.   

Key Activities
Empowered communities through an

Equitable Broadband Workforce

When quality jobs are filled by qualifying applicants, people can grow, communities are empowered, and businesses can thrive. The jobs created through investments in high-speed Internet must be good jobs that offer equitable access, a safe workplace, and fair compensation. These new opportunities will have lasting positive economic, social, and health benefits for years to come. 

Meeting the moment through

Engaged Industry Partners and Capacity Building

To build the networks that connect everyone in America to high-speed Internet, industry partners must understand the needs of their communities and have access to the highly-skilled workforce necessary to reach those goals and meet demand. This requires industry partners that are educated, informed, and engaged. 

IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH

VALUABLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Improved access to high-speed Internet has a significant impact on the social and economic well-being of communities, making them more attractive to employers and highly-skilled workers alike. By increasing access to reliable and affordable connectivity, skills development resources, and remote working technologies, communities can promote economic growth and improve quality of life for all residents.