WIOA Reauthorization: Policy Lever Series

The stated purpose of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is “to strengthen the United States workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national economic growth.”

Through this series of briefs on key policy levers in WIOA, we provide analysis of WIOA quantitative data 2016-2019 and recommendations for WIOA reauthorization on five key topics: co-enrollment; co-investment; career pathways; performance accountability; and system integration.

The goal of the series is to inform policy makers and other key stakeholders on WIOA outcomes to date and present options for increasing the efficacy of the WIOA legislation to promote individual and national growth.