Use Public Tools for Career Success

Public Career-Development Tools

Workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals should be familiar with the various public resources available for worker training in the United States. These resources can play an important role in maintaining a competitive edge and can allow for innovative approaches in developing your workforce.

Although the government provides numerous forms of financial and training assistance, many businesses fail to take advantage of them. With a little paper work and insight, these benefits can be put to work for your company.

Three important sources of public assistance include:

• grants, from either the federal or state government

• tax incentives, in the form of direct tax benefits and tax credits; these are ...