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3 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> • The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA)Is a federal <br /> law designed to helpjob seekers access employment,education, <br /> WHAT ISTHE training,and support servicesto succeed in the labor market and <br /> to match employers with the skilled workers they need to <br /> compete in the global economy <br /> PROGRAM? • Aligns federal Investments to support job seekers and employers <br /> Strengthens the governing bodies that establish state,regional, <br /> and local workforce investment priorities <br /> • Helps employers find workers with the necessary skills <br /> Aligns goals and increases accountability and information forjob <br /> V11I aA seekers and the public <br /> Caraina Garris said that at the state level, WIOA establishes unified strategic planning <br /> across "core" programs, which include Wagner-Peyser Employment Services and Title I of the <br /> Rehabilitation Act programs. She said that the WIOA streamlines membership of business-led, <br /> state and local workforce development boards. She said the act emphasizes the role of boards <br /> in coordinating and aligning workforce programs and adds funds to develop strategies to meet <br /> worker and employer needs. She said the WIOA emphasizes engaging employers across the <br /> workforce system to align training with needed skills and match employers with qualified <br /> workers. She said the act adds flexibility at the local level to provide incumbent worker training <br /> and transitional jobs as allowable activities and promotes work-based training. She said the law <br /> also emphasizes training that leads to industry recognized post-secondary credentials. She <br /> said the WIOA aligns the performance indicators for core programs and adds new ones related <br /> to services for employers and postsecondary credential attainment. She said that performance <br /> goals must reflect economic conditions and customer characteristics. She said the act makes <br /> data available on training providers' performance outcomes and requires third party evaluations <br /> of programs. She said there are performance measures they must try to meet under WIOA <br /> guidelines. <br />