The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act 2014: Students in Transition
by Center on Transition Innovations
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The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law in July 2014 reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and amending the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This piece of legislation represents a renewed commitment to the workforce development system and is designed to strengthen our nation’s workforce to address the needs of current employees, jobseekers, and employers. The purpose of WIOA is to provide workforce activities to assist job seekers in accessing employment, education, training, and related supports, integrate and improve the service delivery to assist workers in achieving a family-sustaining wage, and ensure the workforce meets the skill requirements of employers to compete in the global economy.