Workforce Training Legislation Signed by President Obama
Jul 14, 2014
President Barack Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. Congress passed the Act by a wide bipartisan majority; it is the first legislative reform in 15 years of the public workforce system. The new law provides states and local workforce boards more flexibility to adapt these programs. Authorizing $58 billion in federal workforce development over the next six years, the bill requires job training programs to document how many people find jobs afterwards. States will be required to establish four year plans for workforce development.
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