Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

Welcome to the Department of Employment Services' Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Resource Page. Here you will find key information as the District of Columbia plans for this legislation's implementation. The WIOA Resource Page will provide pertinent details and resources for local partners, non-profits and other grantees, and additional stakeholders to assist with the implementation of the Act. This page will be updated to reflect newly developed materials including responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs).

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Through this notice, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) communicates the enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), announces its current implementation plans, shares key statutorily-required implementation dates, and provides initial informational resources regarding the provisions in the new law.

WIOA Bill Public Law No: 113-128
WIOA Overview
Training and Employment Notice 6-14 (Information for Stakeholder Engagement for WIOA Implementation)
Training and Employment Notice 5-14 (WIOA Announcement and Initial Informational Resources)

WIOA - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act - FAQs

The attached are Frequently Asked Questions as drafted and released July 22, 2014, in the context of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs administered by the Department of Labor (DOL).
View details… TEN 5-14 - WIOA Fact Sheet

WIOA - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Final Text July 22, 2014

On July 22, 2014, the President signed H.R. 803 The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The WIOA replaces the 1998 Workforce Investment Act, WIA, providing comprehensive change, updating of our nation's workforce development, and training programs, including services for persons with significant disabilities.

The WIOA provides for integrated competitive employment. View details ...