January 12 Webinar: Workforce Investment Act Flexibility for Economic Recovery Efforts
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) authorizes the Department of Labor to waive certain state and local provisions in the law and regulations. This waiver authority provides increased flexibility to states and local areas, and waivers can be an effective tool for organizing services in ways that best meet the needs of the state, regional, and local economy. WIA waivers may be useful as states and local areas develop economic recovery strategies by addressing barriers that may stand in the way of innovative and effective responses.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has approved over 500 waivers to allow state and local areas flexibility in the use of WIA funds, the delivery of services, and other key aspects of effective workforce strategies. States and local areas may want to utilize these waivers as they implement new workforce strategies or adjust current strategies during the economic downturn.
Please join colleagues from the workforce community on January 12 in learning more about what WIA waivers are available and how states are currently implementing waiver strategies. The webinar will offer an opportunity to engage with ETA, states, and local areas to discuss how waivers can assist in economic recovery efforts and to serve workers and employers impacted by the economic downturn.
Registration for January 12 Webinar (1:00 p.m. Eastern)
Also see:
Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 08-08
Use of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) Flexibility in Economic Recovery
