Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

President Barack Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. More information and resources are available from the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, the American Library Association (ALA) has released a list of resources and tools that provide more information about the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) as it relates to libraries. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act allows public libraries to be considered additional One-Stop partners, prohibits federal supervision or control over selection of library resources and authorizes adult education and literacy activities provided by public libraries as an allowable statewide employment and training activity.

• Have additional questions about WIOA? Access additional WIOA resources (pdf)
• Watch the archived WIOA webinar now (Note: You must download the WebEx media player to view the video)
• Download PowerPoint slides from the webinar (ppt)

Reprinted from District Dispatch: The Official ALA Washington Office Blog, November 25, 2014.