WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
CURRENT WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult
Workforce services available to eligible adults operate under one of the six fundamental programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Adult program specifically caters to individuals and supports employers in fulfilling their workforce requirements. It facilitates individuals in securing quality employment by offering job search aid and access to various training opportunities.
WIOA mandates a priority setting concerning the allocation of funds within a local area for adult employment and training endeavors. Staff at American Job Centers, utilizing WIOA Adult funds to deliver tailored career services and training, are obliged to prioritize individuals receiving public assistance, those with low income, and individuals facing challenges in basic skills. This priority is a requisite under WIOA, ensuring implementation irrespective of the available funds allocated for services in the local area.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker
The Dislocated Worker program aims to swiftly reintegrate workers into the job market and surmount obstacles to employment. When individuals face job loss due to various factors like mass layoffs, global trade changes, or shifts in economic sectors, this program offers crucial services to aid their return to work. These services are coordinated and delivered via a nationwide system of American Job Centers (AJCs), which offer substantial resources to states for the implementation of workforce training, education, and employment initiatives, supporting those affected by job displacement.
PAST WORKFORCE PROGRAMS
SKILLS for TODAY
Skills for Today was a job training program helping Virgin Islanders get the skills and experience needed for a career in growing industries like construction, healthcare, or marine services.
Restoring Futures
The Restoring Futures Program was established as a national laboratory for disaster recovery, workforce innovation and economic transformation;
1. Create state-of-the-art On-the-Job Training (OJTs) capabilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands; and
2. Over the period of performance, ICF will transfer this knowledge, skills, and abilities to the Virgin Islands Department of Labor.
COVID-19 National Dislocated Worker Grant
The VI Department of Labor (VIDOL) is proposing both disaster-relief and humanitarian assistance employment. Disaster-relief employment will focus on employment of eligible individuals.