The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.

WIOA Workforce Programs. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers core and discretionary programs authorized by WIOA. It also authorizes programs for specific vulnerable populations, including the Job Corps, YouthBuild, Indian and Native American Program, the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program, and Migrant and Seasonal …

Workforce services for eligible adults are available through one of the six core programs authorized by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

WOIA authorizes key employment and training programs and the American Job Center (referred to as One-Stop Center in the law) service delivery system to help workers acquire the tools and skills they need to be successful and to connect employers to the skilled workers they need.

WIOA Guidance. This list of guidance is non-exhaustive and applies only to ETA programs. ETA has published a number of documents to guide the operationalization of WIOA, with the most recent and popular listed below.

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Program Performance. ETA oversees the performance accountability provision of WIOA to obtain valid, accurate, and comparable results across states to inform policy and program decision making.

Veterans and Spouses The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is landmark legislation signed into law in July 2014 that seeks to transform the workforce system to help job seekers and workers succeed

WIOA Works for America - U.S. Department of Labor

June 2016 P a g e | 1 Our nation’s workforce development system provides critical support and services to workers who want to develop the necessary skills for a good job and to employers who need skilled workers to compete.