Workforce Investment Act

It is always beneficial to know what the government has to offer the recently or not so recently unemployed. There is a lot more than you think. The problem is the government hasn’t always been real good at getting the information out. That’s just my opinion. I don’t think that a lot of people know about The Workforce Investment Act, legislation that is very important and helpful to those looking for work. And for the unemployed and over fifty crowd.

The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 offers job help for youths, recently laid off workers, veterans, disabled workers and a host of others. This act directs state and local governments to provide provisions for job training and information. Originally this was done by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) which the WIA replaces.

The act directs the Secretary of Labor to:

• Help states with technical assistance with dislocated worker training, provide grants to businesses that partner with local government to help with finding employment in poor areas
• Continue to evaluate federal programs designed to help the unemployed
• Provide funds for workers who are affected by major economic downturns and disasters

This act also attempts to empower state and local partnerships with businesses to provide those businesses with skilled employees, Making the state and local government more accountable for the program.

Most of this program is geared toward the economically disadvantaged and youths living in poverty. But some of the program is for the non-economically disadvantaged.

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