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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) |
Background
Created in 1998, the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds and coordinates the delivery of employment, education, and training programs across the United States.
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Our Position
June 1, 2005
Comments Regarding the NYC Workforce Investment Board's Draft Three-Year Local Plan
Recommendations include creating affiliate One Stops and other alternatives to "scale up" services; develop targeted strategies to serve people with employment barriers; identify additional resources to pay for employment, training and job readiness services; focus on youth; and others.
August 2003
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Recommendations
Recommendations include ensuring adequate funding for the workforce development system; that training and education are accessible so that job seekers can meet the needs of employers; that youth are adequately served; and more.
June 30, 2002
Comments on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization — Submitted to U.S. DOL, Employment and Training Administration
Recommendations include increasing local flexibility to implement the law, modifying performance measures and streamlining reporting requirements, and easing income eligibility for youth services.
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Resources
Legislation | Links
LEGISLATION
Federal Statutes and Regulations
Federal Summaries & Analysis
- Platform: Workforce Investment Act (WIA), The Workforce Alliance
- Side-by-Side Comparison of Title I Provisions in House and Senate WIA Reauthorization Bills
CLASP and The Workforce Alliance, January 2004
- Workforce Investment Act: GAO's Latest Findings and Issues for Reauthorization
U.S. General Accounting Office, Winter 2003
- The Workforce Investment Act: Reauthorization to Address the "Skills Gap"
The Brookings Institution, December 2003
- WIA Reauthorization Update
NYC Employment & Training Coalition, November 21, 2003
- WIA Reauthorization Recommendations on Title I Youth Provisions
CLASP, August 28, 2003
- WIA Reauthorization Recommendations
CLASP, July 2003
- The Workforce Investment Act: A First Look at Participation, Demographics, and Services
CLASP, March 31, 2003
- Analysis of Bush Administration's Reauthorization Proposal for the Workforce Investment Act
The Workforce Alliance, March 20, 2003
- Testimony of Steve Savner, CLASP, Before the House Education and Workforce Committee, Subcomittee on 21st Century Competitiveness
March 11, 2003
- Analysis of HR 1261
The Workforce Alliance, March 2003
- Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
National Youth Employment Coalition, February 13, 2003
- Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Statement of Principles and Consensus Positions
National Association of State Workforce Agencies, February 10, 2003
- Improving Our Response to Workforce Needs: Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Chicago Jobs Council, February 2003
- Comments on Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act
Jobs for the Future, 2003
- Comments on WIA Reauthorization
The Workforce Alliance, June 2002
- Remarks at WIA Reauthorization Forum
David Jason Fischer, Center for an Urban Future, April 26, 2002
- Governors' Principles to Ensure Workforce Excellence Policy
National Governors Association
State Regulations
City Regulations
LINKS
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