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The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) marked the first major job training reform legislation in over 15 years. Title II of the Act authorized the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) through September 2003. The AEFLA is designed to assist adults (1) to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency; (2) who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and (3) in completion of a secondary school education. The WIA legislation also authorized the the National Institute for Literacy.
Congress is currently working to reauthorize WIA as the Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003.
Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education
Act of 2003
On May 8, 2003 the House passed HR 1261. This bill amends the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, and reauthorizes the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and the National Institute for Literacy.
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Key Resources for Reauthorization
NIFL Policy Updates
Key Resources
Links for More Information
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NGA Center for Best Practices
The mission of the NGA Center for Best Practices is to help Governors and their key policy staff develop and implement innovative solutions to governance and policy challenges facing them in their states. A key priority of the nation's Governors is workforce development -- education, employment, and job training efforts designed to help employers to get a skilled workforce and individuals to succeed in the workplace.
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Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs)
The Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) initiative is about business organizations connecting employers, educators and training providers, community organizations and social service providers. WINs has two goals: Help employers meet their workforce needs and help low-income individuals advance their skills and obtain family-supporting jobs.
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Jobs for the Future
Jobs for the Future's mission is to expand economic and educational opportunities for all, with a special concern for young people and adults who have had little access to employment and the resources needed to build a rewarding career.
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Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP)
The Center for Workforce Preparation (CWP) assists state and local chambers to build their capacity as leaders in workforce development. CWP helps chambers recognize the value and importance of this leadership role and provides information, resources, promising practices and opportunities for chambers to learn from one another. In partnership with the National Institute for Literacy and Verizon, CWP developed a literacy tool kit, A Chamber Guide to Workplace Literacy: Higher Skills - Bottom Line Results, to help raise awareness about the impact of illiteracy in the workplace.
- National Workforce Assistance Collaborative.
An organization established by the US Department of Labor to help small and mid-sized businesses adopt high performance work practices, and to strengthen service and information providers so they can better meet the needs of these businesses in workplace literacy, employee training, work restructuring, and labor-management relations.
- National Alliance of Business.
A nonprofit business-led organization seeking innovative, long-term solutions to the challenge of improving workforce quality.
- National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium.
Aims to advance the leadership of state staff in adult education throughout the states and territories to increase literacy and prepare adults for success as contributing members of our society through work, community and family.
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