CHELSEY WINDSOR, MIRANDA MAIFELD, SAM BRUNNER

WIA: Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Purpose/Mission Statement

● Established in 1998

● Replaced JIPA and CETA

● Meant to give uneducated a chance to go back to school for better job opportunities

● To create a universal access system of one-stop career centers

● Provide access to training and employment services for a range of workers, including low-income adults/low-income youth and dislocated workers

Political Aspect

● President- Bill Clinton, during 2nd term

● Established under U.S Federal Law (August 7th, 1998)

● Back then- Democrats- opposed, republicans-supported

● Now- more state vs. Federal (leads to federalism)

Fits the definition of cooperative Federalism

● Cooperative Federalism- concept of Federalism in which nation, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems

● States- regulate cost, verify to their personal needs

● Federal government- implied program first, oversee the general aspects

News today

● September 25, 2013

● States want more control on WIA “set-aside” Funds

● Was once 15%, reduced to 5% (state workforce development programs cuts)

● Caused states to directly compete with one another for state funding

● State vs. Federal-who gets to fund which programs

Modified

● Through states themselves

● Better fit the people of their state

● All states participate

Agency Administers/Overseers

● U.S Department of Labor

Administered at state/local level

● Local level-job seekers, youth, employers, community

● State-funds from Federal, changes from state to state

Money distributed to states to pay for program

● ESEA title 1, WIA $$ flow to states; to local governments that organize workforce investment boards

● funds allocated based on unemployment and poverty rates

● funding program year= July 1- June 30

Requirements the Federal Government impose on states to receive funds

● Must have been laid off

● Live in a house where income is very low

Effects of fund denial

● Funds not passed-no money

● Possibly lead to economic decrease or stageriating

● State competition

● Decrease in state flexibility

Cost

● 2,663,486,962 (2011)-budget nationally

Process of funding:

● congress has to pass funds to health and human services

● After funds have been passed, distribute the money they believe fit to states based on population and poverty level

Youth Services/Outcomes

70% for in-school youth(14-18)

● Basic skills remediation

● Support to obtain HS diploma or GED

● Work readiness/life skills

30% for out of school youth

● Support to attain “credential”=diploma or GED

● Work readiness/life skills

● Employment, apprenticeship or military

● Retension rate(6 months post-program)

Adult Services/Outcomes

● Unemployed, including dislocated workers

Services: assessment and carrier guidance

● Basic skills and GED

● Counseling

● Job-specific skills training: classroom, OJT

● Job placement and retention support

Pros/Cons

PROS

● Give more people chance to get educated

● More jobs available to more people

● Helps adults and youth

CONS

● Causes controversy between the states and Federal Government about who gets to fund which program

● Sometimes is not funded enough

Question #1

What did WIA replace?

A.) JIPA

B.)CETA

C.)JIPA and CETA

D.)CMW

Answer #1

C.) JIPA and CETA

Question #2

Who was president during WIA’s establishment? What term were they serving?

A.)Clinton, 2nd

B.)Nixon, 1st

C.)George Bush,2nd

D.)Obama, 2nd

Answer #2

A.) Clinton, 2nd

Question #3

In the news today, a recent article states state workforce development program budgets went from 15% to _%?

A.)7

B.)2

C.)10

D.)5

Answer #3

D.)5

Question #4

Who funds WIA?

A.)States themselves

B.)Federal Government

C.)Department of Labor

D.)Districts

Answer #4

B.)Federal Government

Question #5

Everything is an effect of fund denial except?

A.)Possibly lead to economic decrease or stageriating

B.)State competition

C.)Decrease in state flexibility

D.) Government shuts down

Answer #5

D.) Government shuts down

Sources

●http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/ethnicdisc.htm

●http://www.humanresourcesjournal.com/2013/09/states-want-more-control-on-wia-set-aside-funds/

●http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_Training/Workforce_Investment_Act.htm

●http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workforce_Investment_Act

●http://www.twc.state.tx.us/boards/wia/txwia.html

●http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwdwia/

●http://www.scworks.org/wia.asp

●http://www.doleta.gov/programs/general_info.cfm

●http://www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo/bureaus/workforce_development/resources/grantopportunities.htm

●http://www.nccommerce.com/workforce/workforce-professionals/workforce-investment-act