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b. 11. The State Plan Must Provide a Description and the Information Specified “in Subparagraphs (b) and (c)(iii) of Section 102(b)(2), And, as Appropriate, Section 103(b)(3)(a), and Section 121(c), of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (public Law 113-128) Concerning the Provisions of Services Only for Postsecondary Students and School Dropouts. (section 122(c)(20))
Current Narrative:
The DDOE will strengthen successful partnerships to increase the alignment between labor force supply systems and workforce employment demands. These partnerships include the Delaware Department of Labor, the Delaware Office of Labor Market Information, and the Delaware Workforce Development Board. The DDOE will continue to build strong connections between education and workforce programs that include career and technical education programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels to increase the retention of students and workers moving from secondary education to postsecondary education, including registered apprenticeship programs, and in the continuous relationship between work and learning. These partners will continue to work through the Delaware Workforce Development Board to ensure an alignment of services through secondary, postsecondary, adult, and occupational training programs.