Workforce Investment Act (Summary Overview) Overview Goals & Objectives Council Composition Council Responsibilities Five-Year State Plan One-Stop Core Services One-Stop Intensive Services One-Stop Training Services Performance Accountability National Programs Overview Signed into law August 7, 1998 (Public Law 105-220) Capped a seven-year bipartisan effort to consolidate and streamline employment and training programs Rewrote federal statutes governing job training programs (JTPA), adult education, and literacy and vocational rehabilitation Goals & Objectives Codifies the One-Stop Career Center system approach Establishes a Performance Accountability System Provides a more coordinated, customer-friendly, locally-driven workforce development system Provides individual choice through the use of Individual Training Accounts (vouchers) for training Recognizes the importance of Labor Market Information; establishes and reinforces the importance of a "comprehensive employment statistics program" DC Workforce Investment Council (WIC) — Composition DC Mayor Two members of the City Council Business representatives (majority) Youth leaders Workforce development leaders DOES representatives Educational institutions Labor organizations Community-Based organizations One-Stop partners DC Workforce Investment Council (WIC) — Responsibilities Develops the Five-Year state plan to be submitted to the Mayor for approval Oversees program and assist in the development of a DC-wide Employment Statistics, and Labor Market Information (LMI) system Assists the Mayor in reporting to the Secretary of Labor Designates, certifies, and oversees One-Stop operators Identifies eligible training providers Develops and enters into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with One-Stop Partners Negotiates local performance measures Coordinates a linkage to employers Five-Year State Plan Description of the District's One-Stop Delivery System Local levels of performance Type and availability of adult and dislocated-worker employment and training activities Description of how the WIC will coordinate rapid response activities Description of available youth activities Description of process for providing public comment Other such information as required by the Mayor Core Services Required in One-Stops Intake and orientation Assessment of skills Job search, placement, and counseling Labor Market Information (job vacancy listings, job skills requirements, information related to "in demand" occupations, and skills requirements and wage information for such occupations) Performance and program cost information about eligible training providers Local area performance information Information on support services Information on, and assistance with, filing of claims for unemployment compensation Initial eligibility determination for WIA and Welfare-to-Work Follow-up services Intensive Services Available in One-Stops Comprehensive and specialized assessment Development of individual employment plans Group counseling Individual counseling and career planning Case management services Short-term pre-vocational services Training Services Available in One-Stops Services for individuals who meet Intensive Services eligibility, but were unable to find employment through those services "Individual Training Accounts" (vouchers) that can be used at any provider that makes the DC WIC's Provider List Priority for Intensive and Training services given to TANF and other low-income individuals Training Services may include: Basic skills training Occupational skills training On-the-job training Customized training Cooperative education programs Private sector training/skills upgrading and retraining Entrepreneurial training Employability training Performance Accountability The Secretary of Labor negotiates the expected levels of performance for the District of Columbia, taking into account special economic and demographic factors. Services to adults are measured in terms of job placement, job retention, earnings achieved, and skills attainment. Services to youth (ages 14-18) are measured in terms of basic skills attainment, occupational skills attainment, achievement of high school diplomas, and placement and retention in post-secondary education, advanced training, or employment National Programs The Workforce Investment Act amends and incorporates the Wagner-Peyser Act and retains separate authorization and funding stream for job service activities. Job Service is a required partner in the One-Stop system; Wagner-Peyser activities must be delivered through the One-Stop by state merit staffing employees. The following national programs are also retained under WIA: Job Corps Native American programs Migrant and seasonal farmworker program Veterans training (Title IV-C) and DVOP/LVER National emergency grants for dislocated workers Private sector training/skills upgrading and retraining Entrepreneurial training Employability training