The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (replaces the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program) utilizes federal funds to operate one-stop workforce centers which provide labor market information, such as:
Assessment, screening, and referrals of potential employees
Hiring incentives for unemployed workers
Scorecard data on training providers
Purpose
Administered locally by the City of Shreveport’s Department of Community Development (inside the city limits) and the Coordinating and Development Corporation (outside Shreveport), the program is designed to stimulate the employment, training, and retraining of unemployed and economically disadvantaged and dislocated workers through training subsidies and employer incentives.
Training services may include:
Basic skills training
Cooperative education
Customized training combining on-the-job training and industry specific training
Employ-ability training
Occupational skills training
On-the-job training where 50% of the wages for newly hired employees are reimbursed for a specified training period
Private sector operated training / skills upgrading and retraining
Services
Provided services include:
Access to state resources for incumbent worker training is also available
Comprehensive assessment, screening, and referrals in local one-stop workforce centers
Customized training for employer's new hires combining on-job training and vocational classroom training
Payment of tuition, books, and training related supplies for economically disadvantaged and dislocated workers to receive skills training at area community colleges
Vocational-technical schools and other accredited education institutions