Adults

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) serves adults age 18 and older. WIA adult programs are designed to meet employer needs by helping job seekers upgrade skills, obtain employment, improve job retention, and increase earnings.

WIA adult services include:

  • job search, job referral, and placement assistance;
  • career counseling;
  • labor market information;
  • assessment of skills and needs;
  • individual employment plan development;
  • occupational skills training;
  • skills upgrading and retraining;
  • job readiness training; and
  • adult education and literacy.

ADULTS (18 or older)

Individuals must meet General Eligibility, which consists of Citizenship or Eligible to Work, Age, and Selective Service Registration.

Citizenship or Eligible to Work – participation in programs and activities financially assisted in whole or part under WIA shall be open to citizens and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens, lawfully admitted refugees and parolees, and other individuals authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States (applies to all programs under Title I). [Act 188(a)(5)]

Selective Service Registrant – the Secretary shall ensure that each individual participating in any program established under WIA, or receiving any assistance or benefit under WIA, has not violated Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA) (50 U.S.C. App. 453) by not presenting or submitting to registration as required pursuant to such section. The Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the Secretary in carrying out this section.

NOTE: Males born on or after January 1, 1960 must register with the selective service system within 30 days after their 18th birthday or at least before they reach the age of 26. [Act 189(h)]. Procedures outlined in TEGL No. 4-89, dated March 19, 1990, and TEGL No. 8-98, dated November 4, 1998 must be followed.

Age – the term adult means an individual who is age 18 or older.

Individuals seeking assistance with Intensive or Training services must be considered low income.