Training and Education

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) provides job seekers access to education, training, and support services with an end goal of employment. The Act enables job seekers to succeed in the labor market and provides employers skilled candidates to compete in the global economy. WIOA funding is available to eligible and suitable clients who require additional skills in order to obtain self-sufficient employment. To this end, WIOA has established a “customer choice” approach to services through a system of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs). Under this Act, local workforce areas are required to fund only areas of study that have a high probability of resulting in employment providing a self-sufficient wage. Local WIOA staff review training providers and programs on a regular basis to ensure only those programs which have been determined to lead to long-term, self-sufficient employment are available for funding. Many factors are considered before a determination is made to approve a client for WIOA funding. Local WIOA Career Planners will help examine which training programs are viable options for individual clients. Such factors include prior education, experience, personal goals, barriers, individual/family self-sufficiency, and individual probability of success. Some programs offer special considerations for approval and enrollment.

Approved Programs List