What changed with passage of the Workforce Investment Act?
The WIA of 1998 provides a more streamlined approach to improving the employment and training efforts funded with public resources. One major improvement is the significant expectation that there would be the development of a workforce system responsive to the business customer and business-led system. Under WIA, top-level business executives must make up 51% of all workforce policy boards, ensuring that the voice and perspective of business is not just heard, but fully considered in the decision-making processes.
