What is Native Workforce Services (NWS)?
In conjunction with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, Native Workforce Services provides employment and training activities to Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians with the following priorities: 1. to develop more fully the academic, occupational and literacy skills of Native individuals; 2. to make these individuals more competitive in the workforce; and 3. to promote the economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of those communities. Funds received to provide employment and training services come from the US Dept. of Labor, Div. of Indian & Native American Programs. Our current service area is Maricopa County, off reservation. Interested individuals who live on nearby reservations should contact their tribal WIA program for employment and training services. Locally, Native Workforce Services works with the City of Phoenix and Maricopa County in the One-Stop system. This system is a
