Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act

Eligibility

To meet eligibility you must be:

• 18 or older and be legally present in the United States
• Males 18 and older who have registered with the United States Selective Service

For dislocated worker services you must also be:

• Job seekers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and do not have the skills to compete for current job openings; or
• Unemployed spouses who have lost their primary source of income

Veterans get first priority for WIOA services and eligibility documentation is required.

Qualifying

To qualify for training assistance, you must:

• Apply for, be determined eligible, and enroll in the WIOA program before training begins. (WIOA cannot pay for training begun before enrollment.)
• Participate in an assessment process before training begins to determine that you lack marketable skills to compete for jobs in your identified occupation
• Obtain labor market information that demonstrates the training you’ve selected will lead to a job currently in demand