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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Program

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The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult Program provides workforce
investment activities that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of
participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, which
will improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and
enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the economy.

<strong>Description</strong>
The 25 local Michigan Works! Agencies (MWAs) operate
adult programs on a year-round basis. The funds allocated to the MWAs for adult
programs must be used to provide core, intensive, and training services to
adults. Core services include, but are not limited to, outreach, intake, and
orientation to other services; initial assessment, job search, and placement
assistance. Intensive services include comprehensive and specialized assessment,
group counseling, and short-term pre-vocational services. Training services
include on-the- job training, skill-upgrading, and occupational skills
training.

<strong>Eligibility</strong>
An individual must be 18 years of age or older to
receive core services in the adult program. Intensive services under the adult
program are available to adults who are unemployed or employed, have received at
least one core service, and are unable to obtain employment or retain employment
that leads to self-sufficiency. Training services may be made available to
employed and unemployed adults who have met the eligibility criteria under
intensive services, have received at least one intensive service, and have been
determined to be unable to obtain or retain employment through such
services.

<strong>Procedure</strong>
The Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD)
distributes federal funds to the 25 local MWAs for use in the operation of their
WIA Adult Programs. The local MWAs must submit annual plans to the MDCD for
approval. Funds are allocated on an annual basis starting in July of each
year.

<strong>Additional Information</strong>
For general information, contact Michigan
Works! at 1-800-285-WORKS (9675) or the local MWA. For technical program
questions, contact:

Michigan Department of Career Development
Office of Workforce
Development
201 N. Washington Square, 5th Floor
Lansing, Michigan
48913
Telephone: (517) 335-5858
FAX: (517) 335-5945