Workforce Investment Act by William Fent https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r An Answer to Unemployment in America en-us 2017-08-13 17:25:05 UTC 2023-03-15 08:54:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png Policy: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) fentwill https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180918633 The Workforce Investment Act, or WIA as it is commonly referred to, was passed in 1998.  It is a three tiered service that consolidated previous job placement programs.  The first tier provides assistance with searching for jobs.  The second tier emphasizes the importance of the individual’s readiness to be hired.  If the individual fails to secure employment in the first tier they become eligible for the second tier, which includes case management to help empower the individual.  If this step is unsuccessful, the third tier offers actual job training, which for many is a crucial step toward finding employment. ]]> 2017-08-14 13:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180918633 Presenting Problem: Unemployment fentwill https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180918896 As American jobs have been steadily shifting towards service, many workers lacked the resources to change with the times. This created unemployed citizens who were willing to work, but were not yet qualified to fill the new demand.]]> 2017-08-14 13:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180918896 History jlgoschk https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180939628 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

- Wagner Peyser Act of 1933
- Manpower Development Training Act of 1962
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973
- Job Training and Partnership Act of 1982
]]> 2017-08-14 15:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180939628 Politics jlgoschk https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180943985 -Employment Programs are often ran by agencies such as The Veterans Administration or the U. S. Department of Commerce.

-National business organizations oppose these employment programs most of the time


]]> 2017-08-14 16:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180943985 References fentwill https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180956437 Blau, Joel. (2014). The dynamics of social welfare policy, 4th edition. London: Oxford
 University Press.

www.doleta.gov
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/workforce_investment_act_of_1998


]]> 2017-08-14 17:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180956437 Economics hinerchl https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180973651 -The economic functions of employment programs depend on the kind of program, and there are two types: job training and job creation
-Job training programs improve the workforce's competitiveness
-Job training programs possess two complementary functions
-From the business perspective, they use public dollars to provide the private sector with a trained workforce
-From the labor perspective, training improves workers' skills and helps them to get better jobs.
-When there is a shortage of skilled help, job training programs can supply the workers that increase competition and keep wages down
-For unemployed workers or displaced workers, the role of job training is equally important.
-They gain skills that make them more employable]]> 2017-08-14 19:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180973651 Social Movements garlick3 https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180980416 This act is one in a series of acts that are designed to take unskilled workers and create a skilled labor force. Since the great depression projects and acts have been created for the purpose of alleviating a lack of jobs and skilled labor. The workforce investment act emerged out of an excessive amounts and fragmentation of such training programs.]]> 2017-08-14 20:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180980416 Ideology garlick3 https://padlet.com/fentwill/qhr7u8dbt08r/wish/180980471 WIA services help people improve their opportunities for getting a job, increase their wages, and provides money for job skills training.

WIA seeks to improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.

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