Trade Adjustment Assistance.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program was created in 1962 to assist workers in the manufacturing sector who lost their jobs because of increased competition from imports. TAA provides training assistance, re-employment services and income support to these laid off workers. The most recent changes to the program took place in 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including: provisions to extend eligibility to trade-affected workers in the service and public sectors; significant increases in authorized funding levels for training; streamlining reporting processes; and, creating a new sector partnership grant program for trade-impacted communities.
This page contains overview materials on TAA, as well as analysis developed by National Skills Coaltion.
National Skills Coalition Platform and Overview
TAA Reauthorization Overview | February 2009
TAA For Communities Summary | February 2009
TAA Sector Partnership Grant Program: Section-by-Section Analysis | February 2009
Overview of TAA | Training Policy in Brief, 2007
