The purpose of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(hereafter referred to as WIA) is to provide workforce investment
activities that increase the employment, retention and earnings of
participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by
participants, which will improve the quality of the workforce, reduce
welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of
the Nation's economy. These goals are achieved through the workforce
investment system. (WIA sec. 106.)
