What is the Workforce Investment Act of 1998?
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which replaced the Job Training Partnership Act, significantly altered the federally funded system for job training and other employment-related services. WIA’s key components include a customer-focused system to serve businesses and individuals, the one-stop approach to service delivery, a market-driven system for training, performance accountability, and enhanced youth services. Consolidates, coordinates, and improves employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States.