Our Journey Together: Mythbuster! WIOA Titles I and II

Given that WIOA broadens the required WIOA youth program elements and focuses on a more difficult to serve population, partnering is even more critical under WIOA.  A primary goal of WIOA is to bring together, in strategic coordination, the core programs of Federal investment in skill development.  

MYTH: WIOA Youth Program and Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Titles I and II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) funding can’t be used jointly to serve disconnected youth.

FACT: Titles I and II of WIOA provide complementary services to youth ages 16-24 and used together can serve disconnected youth.

FACT: Both programs share the same performance indicators.

FACT: Partnerships between the WIOA Youth and AEFLA Programs can efficiently leverage resources to achieve both educational and employment related outcomes.

FACT: Funding from both programs can be aligned to support innovative education and employment strategies, like career pathways.

FACT: There are several types of partnerships between WIOA Youth and AEFLA Programs.

The Division of Youth Services’ technical assistance (TA) series, Our Journey Together, provides support to workforce system professionals across the nation operating WIOA youth programs.

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• Resource Publication Date: 2018
• Author(s): Division of Youth Services
• Organizational Author(s): U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Posted by: Youth Connections TA 1
• Posted in: Youth Connections