U.S. Department of Labor and Workforce AI Literacy
9/15/2025
On
August 26, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employment and
Training Administration issued guidance to states on how to use
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants to bolster artificial
intelligence literacy and training across the public workforce system.
The
guidance, which encourages states and local workforce development
boards to use Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding to
support AI literacy among participants in WIOA Title I Youth, Adult, and
Dislocated Worker programs, is the department’s latest effort to carry
out President Trump’s Executive Order, “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth.”
In
addition to expanding opportunity within this funding pathway, the
department encourages states to use their governor’s reserve funds to
integrate AI learning opportunities into programming.
You can read DOL’s news release on this matter here, along with the full Training and Employment Guidance Letter.