Workforce Investment Act of 1998

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The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled and consolidated job training, adult education, and employment services into a coordinated workforce development system to better connect workers with employers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
administeredBy Employment and Training Administration ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
coordinatesWith community-based organizations ⓘ
educational institutions ⓘ
employers ⓘ
local governments ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createsProgramType adult employment and training activities ⓘ
dislocated worker employment and training activities ⓘ
workforce investment activities ⓘ
youth activities ⓘ
emphasizes customer choice ⓘ
integration of services ⓘ
performance accountability ⓘ
universal access to core services ⓘ
enactedBy 105th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes One-Stop Career Center system ⓘ
local workforce investment boards ⓘ
state workforce investment boards ⓘ
focusesOn adult education ⓘ
employment services ⓘ
job training ⓘ
workforce development ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Bill Clinton ⓘ
primaryGoal better connect workers with employers ⓘ
enhance employment and training services ⓘ
improve workforce development system ⓘ
streamline job training programs ⓘ
provides core employment services ⓘ
intensive employment services ⓘ
training services ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 105-220 ⓘ
relatedTo Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ⓘ
replacedBy Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ⓘ
replacedInYear 2014 ⓘ
requires local workforce investment plans ⓘ
state workforce investment plans ⓘ
shortName WIA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
subjectArea economic policy ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
employment policy ⓘ
targetPopulation adults ⓘ
dislocated workers ⓘ
youth ⓘ
yearEnacted 1998 ⓘ

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 → amendedBy → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
American Job Centers → predecessorProgram → One-Stop Career Center system under the Workforce Investment Act ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Job Training Partnership Act → supersededBy → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
Job Training Partnership Act → repealedBy → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act → relatedProgram → Workforce Investment Act ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
WIA → fullName → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
WIA → abbreviationOf → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
WIA → alsoKnownAs → Workforce Investment Act ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Public Law 105-220 → hasTitle → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
Public Law 105-220 → shortTitle → Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ⓘ
Public Law 105-220 → establishes → Workforce Investment System ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Public Law 105-220 → includesTitle → Title I – Workforce Investment Systems ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Public Law 105-220 → partiallySupersededBy → Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 ⓘ
linked to: Workforce Investment Act of 1998