The purpose of these activities is to promote an increase in the employment, job retention, earnings, and occupational skills improvement by participants. This, in turn, improves the quality of the workforce, reduces welfare dependency, and improves the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.

Who can be served under Title I of WIA

• Title I of the WIA authorizes services for youth, adults, and dislocated workers. Eligible youth must be 14 to 21 years of age, low income, and meet at least one of six specific barriers to employment. A year-round youth program emphasizes attainment of basic skills competencies, enhances opportunities for academic and occupational training, and provides exposure to the job market and employment. Activities may include instruction leading to completion of secondary school, tutoring, internships, job shadowing, work experience, adult mentoring, and comprehensive guidance and counseling. The program emphasizes services for out-of-school youth. Eligible adults must be age 18 or older and can be served under either the general adult program or the Dislocated Worker Program. Eligible participants for the Dislocated Worker Program are laid-off workers who have been terminated from their last employment and are unlikely to return to their laid off occupation, have been through a business closure, are displaced homemakers or are self-employed individuals who have lost there business. Adult and Dislocated Worker services are provided through locally based One-Stop Career Centers. Comprehensive One-Stop centers provide access to a full range of services pertaining to employment, training and education, employer assistance, and guidance for obtaining other assistance. Please call your local One-Stop for more information.

Administration of WIA

In Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Sutter and Yuba Counties Workforce Investment Funds are overseen by the NCCC Governing Board and the NCCC Workforce Investment Board that contracts to agencies in each county to provided service to youth, adults and dislocated workers through the One-Stop system.

Benefits of WIA

The activities provided by WIA at the local level offer a variety of benefits to both program participants and the communities in which they reside:

• Job Seekers
• Universal access to job search and labor market information Advice, counseling, and support Education and skills training
• Individual choice of service
• Youth
• Basic skills assessment Resources and guidance help to attain educational goals Leadership development opportunities
• Exposure to work environment through training and adult mentoring
• Employers
• Influence over local area employment policy Improved and trained employee pool Development of on-the-job and customized training opportunities
• Assistance for laid-off worker
• Community
• Access to local area job market information Improved workforce quality Services designed for local area needs
• Reduced need for welfare