(a) There is a Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning within the Maryland Department of Labor. (b) The Division has the powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions provided in the laws of this State. (c) The Division has the general purpose of advancing the economic welfare of the people by coordinating the State’s public and private resources for […]
(a) The Division shall: (1) promote apprenticeship and training programs; (2) administer job training, placement, and service programs; (3) implement the provisions of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; (4) administer adult education and literacy services programs; (5) conduct educational and job skills training programs in adult correctional facilities; (6) oversee any other units established pursuant to State or federal employment, […]
For the purpose of establishing compensation rates and basic rates for vacation and sick leave credit earnings, professional personnel who were employed by a county school system or the public library system in the State and who are subsequently appointed to positions in the Department to provide services in accordance with Subtitles 8 and 9 […]
(a) In this section, “Accountability and Implementation Board” means the Accountability and Implementation Board established under § 5–402 of the Education Article. (b) For fiscal years 2022 through 2031, the Division shall pursue federal grant money for apprenticeship programs to be used: (1) for grants to apprentice sponsors to create, expand, and improve registered apprenticeship programs; and (2) to […]