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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is administered by multiple Federal Departments that develop guidance and provide oversight to States.

1/5: Federal Guidelines


WIOA brings together, in strategic coordination, the core programs of Federal investment in skill development:

  • Employment and training services for adults, dislocated workers, and youth and Wagner-Peyser employment services administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) through formula grants to states; and
  • Adult education and family literacy programs, as well as State Vocational Rehabilitation Services programs, administered through the U.S. Department of Education that assist eligible individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment; both core programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

2/5: US Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration


The Department of, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) contributes to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high-quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems. On behalf of American taxpayers, the ETA will administer effective programs that have at their core the goals of enhanced employment opportunities and business prosperity

3/5: US Department of Education - AEFLA


The Adult Education and Family Literacy (AEFLA), Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), is the principal source of federal funding for states for adult education programs. The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’s (OCTAE) Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) administers AEFLA programs that help adults acquire the basic skills they need including reading, writing, math, English language proficiency, and problem-solving to be productive workers, family members, and citizens.

4/5: U.S. Department of Labor – Wagner-Peyser Act


The Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 established a nationwide system of public employment offices, known as the Employment Service. The Employment Service seeks to improve the functioning of the nation's labor markets by bringing together individuals seeking employment with employers seeking workers. The Wagner-Peyser Act was amended in 1998 to make the Employment Service part of the one-stop delivery system under the Workforce Investment Act. In 2014, the Wagner-Peyser Act was amended again under title III of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Employment Service under WIOA builds upon the previous workforce reforms, requires colocation of the Employment Service offices into the nearly 2,500 American Job Centers nationwide, and aligns performance accountability indicators with other federal workforce programs.

5/5: Department of Education – Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services


The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Rehabilitation Services Administration sets forth all guidelines that govern WIOA Title-IV State VR programs. The VR program is authorized by Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended by Title IV of WIOA (29 U.S.C. § 720 et seq.), to provide support to each State to assist in operating a statewide comprehensive, coordinated, effective, efficient, and accountable State program as an integral part of a statewide workforce development system; and to assess, plan, and provide VR services to individuals with disabilities so that those individuals may prepare for and engage in competitive integrated employment consistent with their unique strengths, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice.