WIA

I'm in a program called WIA for reeducation in another field, what is amazing 90% of the people in this school I'm attending are 45 years old and are faced with the same situation.

Home/News 2010

Over the past program year, the WIA system served over 8.4 million job seekers in the U.S. and helped 4.3 million gain employment.

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011

The company lost 3 other killed and 14 wounded helping us, for a total of 5 KIA, 33 WIA, and one POW from a force of 86 men.

manny garcia 2010

Currently, WIA Title I focuses on unemployment, while Title II focuses on improving adult basic skills.

Mitch Rosin: Bridging the Skills Gap in Today's Economy Mitch Rosin 2011

They were strictly hit-and-run and, as such, suffered only two KIA and 20 WIA and no member of the unit became MIA or POW.

Dr Gyi 2010

Yet the US House of Representatives recently passed the House Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Appropriations bill , HR 1, which completely zeros out all funding for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth state and local employment and training programs, a cut of over $3.6 billion for the coming year (beginning this July).

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011

Despite funding remaining stagnant at 2008 levels, nationwide WIA participation rates increased 234 percent.

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011

And veterans who receive priority services under WIA will have to find other sites to get the help they need to successfully transition to civilian jobs.

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011

Since the beginning of the recession in 2007, WIA participation rates in Illinois have increased 25.1% for adults and 24.6% for youth who are seeking employment, education, training and work experience percent increase calculated from the PY 2007 DCEO IL Workforce Development Annual Report and the PY 2009 DCEO IL Workforce Development Annual Report.

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011

In Illinois, 173,109 job seekers were served by the WIA system in the past program year.

Wendy Pollack: Save Workforce Development Funding Wendy Pollack 2011