Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act

We are here to help you prepare for employment, find and keep a job, and increase your earnings through a federally-funded program called the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)

For example, through this program, we offer employment services including:

Assistance with job leads and labor market information
Resume assistance and critiques
Education and career assessments
Employment readiness and job search workshops
Career counseling and career planning
Supportive services
Intensive job search assistance

Additionally, we offer limited training assistance for short-term training programs that lead directly to jobs identified as “in demand” in the local labor market. Training programs can take the form of classroom training, on-the-job training, internships, or apprenticeships.

To find out more, apply at your local workforce center and read the eligibility and qualifying criteria below.

Eligibility & Qualifying

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