The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) replaced the Job Training Partnership Act in 1998 and became effective in Washington in 2000. The federal act provides a range of workforce development activities administered through the Employment Security Department and local area Workforce Development Councils (WDCs). The WDC link also includes the map of the 12 Workforce Development Areas and each region's strategic plan for workforce development. Get more information about Workforce Development Councils.
Those activities provide employment and training services designed to benefit employers, dislocated workers, and low-income youth. The Workforce Board serves as the state Workforce Investment Board (required by WIA) and manages the performance accountability for WIA-funded programs in Washington.
| Extension Requested
Given the potential for reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the U.S. Department of Labor provided states the option to extend their current WIA and Wagner-Peyser State Plan through June 30, 2012. The Employment Security Department is seeking DOL approval for such a plan extension. ESD is also requesting the renewal of three WIA waivers to: 1) waive competitive procurement for three of 10 WIA youth program elements; 2) allow the use of Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for older and out-of-school youth program participants; and 3) to allow the use of WIA Common Measures in lieu of WIA Performance Measures. |
The Employment Security Department and the Workforce Board submitted the 2007-2010 State Plan for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B and the Wagner-Peyser Act to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on June 29, 2009. Included with the state plan is a stand alone document (Attachment A) that describes how the WIA Recovery Act funds will be used in Washington. Also submitted to DOL was the Signature Page and Program Administration Designees Form.
Workforce Board Resolution (June 25, 2009) and content summary.
Other links referenced in the State Plan:
Previous (2007-2009) Washington State WIA Title I-B and Wagner-Peyser Plan
Federal Workforce Investment Act (Department of Labor website)
Questions about this state plan should be jointly directed by e-mail to Gary Kamimura at gkamimura@esd.wa.gov and to Martin McCallum at mmccallum@wtb.wa.gov. |
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