TRAINING SOLUTIONS can present an informative and interactive program to describe the history and current state of the publicly funded workforce system. This program can be delivered in two to four hours.

Program Outline:

• History of publicly funded job training in the US
• Congress intervenes
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998
• Mandatory programs of WIA
• Optional partner programs
• Current year federal allocation for workforce programs
• Current industry investment in workforce training
• One state's story: Virginia's publicly funded system
• Virginia workforce training investments
• Workforce Boards
• Eligible training providers
• Individual training accounts
• One-stop career centers
• One-stop services for businesses and individuals
• Federal job training grant history
• Current federal job training grant opportunities
• WIA results
• WIA reauthorization
• Ideal local workforce board
• Organizational involvement
• Legislative advocacy
• Next steps