Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program

Overview

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) helps people who need jobs. WIOA offers states a range of programs and services. These programs help jobseekers get training, education and support. That way, they will do well in the job market. WIOA also helps connect employers with the trained workers they need. This helps them compete in the worldwide economy.

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Authority & Funding

WIOA authorizes the following core programs under the workforce development system:

Title I - Workforce development programs, including:
- Adult and Dislocated Worker Program
- WIOA Youth Program
Title II - Adult Education and Literacy programs
Title III - Wagner-Peyser Employment Service
Title IV - Vocational Rehabilitation state grant programs

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration (DOLETA) funds WIOA through grants. The Texas Workforce Investment Council (TWIC) is Texas’ State Workforce Investment Board. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) administers the WIOA program. There are 28 local Workforce Development Boards (Boards) in Texas. They oversee more than 170 local Workforce Solutions offices. These offices provide workforce development services in Texas.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Title 20, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Chapter V (electronic version)

DOL-ETA’s WIOA page

WIOA: Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions – Final Rule

WIOA: Department of Labor- Title I & III – Final Rule

Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of WIOA) – Final Rule

State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage – Final Rule

WIOA: Miscellaneous Program Changes – Final Rule