COTA Act

This bill updates federal workforce law to better promote careers in the skilled trades. It adds activities to help people learn about high-skill, high-wage, in-demand jobs—like electricians, welders, and other trades—and to spread the word about career and technical education programs in their communities. It calls for career guidance and public service announcements, including social media campaigns, to highlight programs that prepare students for these jobs.

In short, it boosts career guidance and public awareness so more students and job seekers know about training options that lead to good-paying, in-demand work, especially in the skilled trades.

• Who is affected: Students, job seekers, career counselors, and community groups that run training programs.
• What changes: More guidance on career options and more public outreach (including social media and PSAs) about trade and technical programs that lead to strong jobs.
• Why it matters: Aims to connect more people to training that leads to stable, good-paying careers in in-demand fields, including the skilled trades.