The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has released new guidance to help states leverage Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants to expand AI literacy and training across the nation’s workforce system.

The directive encourages states and local workforce development boards to apply WIOA funding to support AI literacy within Title I Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker programs. It also urges governors to use reserve funds to integrate AI learning opportunities into state programming.

“President Trump set out with a goal to Make America Skilled Again by providing more flexibility to state and local governments, empowering them to utilize federal resources more efficiently to prepare workers for the in-demand, mortgage-paying jobs of the future. By sending out this new guidance, the Department of Labor is fulfilling the President’s goal and acting on our commitment to put the American worker first,” Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, said.

“As AI continues to reshape the labor market, we are seeing entire new categories of jobs be created, many of which are high-paying and no longer require a four-year degree. We believe that AI literacy is the gateway to opportunity in an AI-driven economy,” Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling, added.