United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-10-04 monographic deposited born digital 62 p. GA 1.13:GAO-02-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72 P0b002ee180376fab f:d0272 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72 GAO-02-72 Education or training Education or training costs Federal/state relations Labor force Labor law State/local relations Training utilization Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Adult Education and Literacy Program Community Services Block Grant Dept. of Commerce Native American Program Dept. of Education Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Program Dept. of Education Vocational Rehabilitation Program DOL Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program Employment Services Program HUD Welfare to Work Initiative Unemployment Insurance Program Other Written Product A02041 A competitive national economy depends on providing individuals with labor market skills and employers with access to qualified workers. In the past, the nation's job training system was fragmented and did not serve job seekers or employers well. Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act in 1998 to create a system linking employment, education, and training services to better match workers and labor market trends. The act's requirements represented a significant change from earlier workforce development efforts. Many of the act's provisions took effect in July 2000., and state and local organizations are at different stages of implementation, with most just recently completing their first full year of WIA implementation. Although the act's mandatory partners are making efforts to participate in the one-stops, programmatic or financial concerns are affecting the partners' level of participation, as well as their ability to fully integrate their services at the one-stop. As implementation of the act progresses, training options for job seekers may be diminishing rather than improving, as trained providers reduce the number of course offerings they make available to job seekers. Private-sector representatives may be discouraged from participating on workforce investment boards as a result of how states and localities are operating their boards and associated entities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72.pdf GAO-02-72 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-02-72 Other Written Product GAO-02-72; Workforce Investment Act: Better Guidance Needed to Address Concerns Over New Requirements; Education or training Education or training costs Federal/state relations Labor force Labor law State/local relations Training utilization Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Adult Education and Literacy Program Community Services Block Grant Dept. of Commerce Native American Program Dept. of Education Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Program Dept. of Education Vocational Rehabilitation Program DOL Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program Employment Services Program HUD Welfare to Work Initiative Unemployment Insurance Program