What is WIA?
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With all the great attention CTE and apprenticeships are getting lately, I wanted to make sure you were aware that another hugely important bill is heating up – the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
Opportunity Nation’s coalition has long supported key components of this important law, which has been due for a major overhaul since 2003. Here is a primer on everything WIA.
WIA \WEE-ah\ noun;
1. A $3 billion annual investment that helps displaced adult workers and young Americans ages 14-21 enroll in skills and career programs that help them find jobs in today’s economy.
2. Youth programs include: tutoring, summer employment, high school graduation coaching, occupational training and more.
3. The U.S.’s largest single source of federal funding for workforce development activities.
Origin:
Established in 1988 to meet the increased demands on the U.S. workforce and economy. WIA has been overdue for reauthorization since 2003.
How to Use in a Sentence:
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This is the year to finally reauthorize WIA!
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Together, we can help get WIA reauthorized – now. Our youth cannot afford to wait.
| Learn more about our proposals to revitalize WIA! |
Opportunity Nation
Opportunity Nation is a bipartisan, national campaign comprised of more than 350 cross-sector organizations working together to expand economic mobility and close the opportunity gap in America. Opportunity Nation envisions the United States as a nation where everyone – regardless of where they were born – has equal access to opportunity, economic mobility, and success at all stages of life.
