Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Resource Page - Workforce Development & Adult Learning
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Innovations in Maryland: A Best Practices Guide
WIOA Technical Documents
DWDAL-DUI Language Access Plan 2024
2024 Language Access Plan Resource Guide
Nondiscrimination Plan
Benchmarks of Success for the Workforce System
WIOA Convening Presentations
- May 21, 2016
- Welcome to the Maryland WIOA Convening
- The Maryland Public Workforce System - Getting to Meaningful
- Partner Convening - Maryland’s Workforce System
- Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) Information
- December 15-16, 2016
- January 26, 2018
- English Language Acquisition and Integrated Education and Training (PowerPoint)
- Equal Opportunity Laws 101 for the AJCs
- Introductions and General Session (PowerPoint)
- Maryland’s Disability Employment Initiative (PowerPoint)
- Maryland’s Nondiscrimination Plan Under WIOA at the American Job Centers (PowerPoint)
- Oral Interpretation Services Best Practices (PowerPoint)
- Testing Accommodations for Standardized and High Stakes Testing (PowerPoint)
- The ADA What Businesses and Job Seekers Need to Know (PowerPoint)
- The ADA What Businesses and Job Seekers Need to Know – handout (Word)
- Third WIOA Convening – Agenda and Breakout Sessions
- Understanding Key Documentation Requirements for WIOA Title I Eligibility and Work Authorization (PowerPoint)
WIOA - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Overview
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law on July 22, 2014, and became effective July 1, 2015. WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. WIOA is designed to help both jobseekers and businesses: WIOA addresses the needs of jobseekers through establishing a workforce system that helps them access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market; WIOA addresses businesses’ needs by matching them to the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.
Maryland’s State Combined Workforce Plan 2020-2024
Maryland’s WIOA State Plan is Governor Larry Hogan’s blueprint for the creation of an effective and efficient workforce system. Governor Hogan has directed the Maryland Department of Labor, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to work collaboratively to develop a strategic and operational plan that includes the following programs:
| WIOA State Plan Program | Core WIOA Program as determined by law | Additional WIOA Program as determined by Governor | MD state Agency Responsible for Oversight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Dislocated Workforce Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Youth Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Wagner-Peyser Act Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Program | ● | MSDE | |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program | ● | DHS | |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training | ● | DHS | |
| Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Jobs for Veterans State Grant Program | ● | MD Labor | |
| Unemployment Insurance | ● | MD Labor | |
| Senior Community Service Employment Program | ● | MD Labor and Senior Service America, Inc. | |
| Reentry Employment Opportunities | ● | Local Partners | |
| Community Service Block Grant | ● | DHCD |
In 2020, the local grantees for the Reentry Employment Opportunities program are: Family Health International; Goodwill Industries International, Inc.; Living Classrooms Foundation; Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Inc.; and Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation.
Governor Hogan’s letter designating Maryland as a Combined Plan State
The inclusion of these key programs, in combination, will ensure that Maryland effectively leverages its existing resources to deliver outstanding customer service to workers and businesses that are vital to Maryland’s economic growth and prosperity. Key partners from these state agencies as well as representatives from the Governor’s Workforce Development Board and local workforce development areas, pursuant to the Governor’s charge, worked together to ensure that Maryland is poised to develop a WIOA compliant workforce system.
The Plan was approved by USDOL and the federal agencies implementing WIOA.
State Plan Workforce Partners – Organizational Charts
American Job Centers Locator Map
Division of Unemployment Insurance’s State Quality Service Plan (SQSP)
Regional Area Workforce Plans (WIOA)
Local Area Workforce Plans (WIOA)
- OVERVIEW OF MARYLAND WORFORCE SYSTEM PARTNER PROGRAMS
- WIOA Titles I and III Program Year 2022 Report
- Appendix - Maryland RESEA Process Analysis Report
- Local and Regional Plan Guidance 2020
- Maryland’s Combined State Workforce Plan 2018
- Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) Information
- USDOL’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Official Website for WIOA Information
- Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) Website regarding WIOA
- WIOA Technical Documents
- Submit WIOA Comments/Complaints
- Subscribe to receive WIOA Updates via GovDelivery