U.S. Department of Labor and local workforce development boards
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Career and Training Services
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult and Dislocated Worker programs provide job-search, career, and potentially funded training services through American Job Centers for eligible adults and workers affected by job loss or economic transition.
Adult eligible for WIOA individualized career or training servicesWorker eligible for the WIOA Dislocated Worker program
Entitlement facts
Benefit type
Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks
Career assessment and planning, job-search and placement help, workforce preparation, and, when approved and funded, classroom or work-based training and related support through the local workforce system.
Who qualifies
Adult eligible for WIOA individualized career or training services; Worker eligible for the WIOA Dislocated Worker program
Requirements
Basic workforce information is broadly available, while individualized career, training, and supportive services require local eligibility, assessment, funding, and program approval. Adult training priority goes to public-assistance recipients, other low-income people, and people who are basic-skills deficient; Dislocated Worker eligibility depends on current statutory and local criteria.
How to activate
Contact a local American Job Center, request WIOA Adult or Dislocated Worker screening, complete intake and assessment, provide eligibility documents, and obtain approval before enrolling in any training expected to be funded.
Cost basis
Variable by provider or eligibility. The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.
Cost and fees
American Job Center screening and core help are free. Training or supportive funding is not automatic, can be limited, and may not cover every tuition, equipment, transportation, child-care, or living expense.
Geography
US, Local workforce-area services and funding vary
Personalization
Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.
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