Workforce Innovation (WIOA)
ARKANSAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. Congress passed the Act by a wide bipartisan majority; it is the first legislative reform of the public workforce system in more than 15 years. Every year the key programs that form the pillars of WIOA help tens of millions of job seekers and workers nationwide to connect to good jobs and acquire the skills and credentials needed to obtain them.
ARKANSAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD LINKS
General Information
Member Orientation & Training
Forms
In addition to state partners and programs, each local area has additional Workforce Center partners. Check with your local center for a complete list of partner organizations in your area.
STATE LOCAL BOARD & AREA INFORMATION
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
WIOA PROGRAMS
WIOA brings together, in strategic coordination, the core programs of federal investment in skill development:
- employment and training services for adults, dislocated workers and youth and Wagner Peyser employment services administered by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services; and
- adult education and literacy programs and Vocational Rehabilitation state grant programs that assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment administered by the Arkansas Department of Career Education, Adult Education division; Arkansas Rehabilitation Services; and the Department of Human Services, Division of Services for the Blind.
WIOA ACT
The Arkansas Workforce Development Board is appointed by the governor and serves as a convener of state, regional and local workforce system partners to enhance the capacity and performance of the workforce development system; align and improve employment, training and education programs; and, through these efforts promote economic growth. As a strategic convener, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board promotes partnerships and engages key stakeholders.
Through the leadership of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, the state can ensure that the workforce development system in Arkansas is customer driven, for both job seekers and employers. This effort includes aligning federal investments in job training, integrating service delivery across programs and ensuring that the workforce system is job-driven and matches employers with skilled individuals.
RESOURCES
WIOA Title I-B Policy Manual
Table of Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES
1.1 Acronyms & Abbreviations
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Acceptable Documentation
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
2.1 Common Eligibility Requirements
2.2 Veterans’ Priority of Service
2.3 Eligibility for Adult Program
2.4 Eligibility for Dislocated Worker Program
2.5 Eligibility for In-School Youth Program
2.6 Eligibility for Out-of-School Youth Program
2.7 Co-enrollment and Co-funding
2.8 Priority for Individuals with Barriers to Employment
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
3.1 Services for Adults and Dislocated Workers
3.2 Services for Youth
3.3 Occupational Skills Training
3.4 On-the-Job Training
3.5 Registered Apprenticeships
3.6 Incumbent Worker Training
3.7 Customized Training
3.8 Work Experience
3.9 Supportive Services
OTHER POLICIES
4.1 Confidentiality
4.2 Case Management and Participant Files
4.3 Grievance and Complaint Procedures
4.4 Nepotism
STATE POLICIES
5.1 Arkansas Work-Based Learning Program
Arkansas Business-Driven Training Program Application
FORMS
FORM 1.1 Application – Adults & DLWs
FORM 1.2 Application – Youth
FORM 1.3 Low-Income Documentation
FORM 1.4 Verification of Public Assistance (optional)
FORM 1.5 Common Intake and Information Form (optional; may also be used in place of FORMs 1.1 & 1.2)
FORM 2.1 Common Eligibility Determination
FORM 2.2 Veteran Priority Documentation
FORM 2.3 Adult Eligibility Determination
FORM 2.4 Dislocated Worker Eligibility Determination
FORM 2.5 In-School Youth Eligibility Determination
FORM 2.6 Out-of-School Youth Eligibility Determination
FORM 2.8 Individual with Barriers to Employment Checklist
FORM 3.1 Individual Employment Plan (optional)
FORM 3.2 Individual Service Strategy (optional)
FORM 3.3 Verification of Educational Grant Assistance (optional)
FORM 4.1 Standardized Pre-Award Review Criteria
- WIOA Summary
- WIOA Fact Sheet
- Federal WIOA Law
- Arkansas WIOA Law
- Chief Elected Official (CEO) Membership Guide (Updated 7/2019)
- Eastern Arkansas One-Stop Operator and Title I Service Provider Request for Qualifications
- WIOA Local Connections
- WIOA Partners and Programs
ARKANSAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT VISION AND PLAN
The publicly-funded workforce system envisioned by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is quality-focused, employer-driven, customer-centered and tailored to meet the needs of regional economies. Read more.
Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the governor of each state must submit a state plan to the U.S. Secretary of Labor that outlines a four-year workforce development strategy. Read more.
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Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Telephone Number:
1-855-225-4440
501-682-2121
Street Address:
#2 Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203
Email Address:
ADWS.Info@arkansas.gov
Fax Number:
501-682-8845