How will ARRA help connect citizens to job training and job placement services?
The Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) will receive approximately $8 million in ARRA Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds to advance job training and job placement in Milwaukee. In addition to rebuilding our struggling economy, a primary goal of ARRA is increasing jobs and putting Americans back to work. Here is the breakdown of funding allocated to the Milwaukee area: • Youth Summer/Year Round Employment, Training and Support Services: $3.8 million. • Adult Job Training, Placement Assistance and Support Services: $1.4 million. • Dislocated Worker Job Training, Placement Assistance and Support Services: $1.9 million As the planning, coordinating and monitoring workforce development agency for the Milwaukee area, MAWIB follows guidelines developed by the federal and state agencies that distribute WIA dollars. Those guidelines have not changed with ARRA. Currently, funds are already being distributed for workforce development in all the categories noted above. However, the
