Integral to the Workforce
Investment Act is the Workforce Solution Center which brings
together multiple programs and services in a seamless manner to job
seekers and business customers.
This system is intended
to be accessed through a variety of mechanisms including
physical/walk-in service access, electronic linkages,
Internet, and other methods. The focus of this system is
on meeting the needs of the customer through the
following four principles:
Universal Access: All
individuals have access to the One-Stop system and
to core employment services.
Customer Choice:
Eligible individuals have the ability to choose
training providers who can best meet their specific
needs.
Integration of
Services: Customers are able to conveniently access
the employment, education, training, and information
services they need at a single location.
Performance-Driven
System: The One-Stop Center System is based on
performance and outcome measures and is accountable
for meeting customer needs.
The Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (WIA), signed on August 7, 1998, and
implemented by July 1, 2000 was the first major overhaul
of the workforce development system since the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA) replaced the
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in
October 1985. The intent of WIA is to create a seamless
system of service delivery by bringing together a number
of training, education, and employment programs to
create a new workforce investment system driven by
integration of services, customer choice, universal
access, increased accountability, strong roles for
business, local workforce investment boards, state and
local flexibility, and improved youth programs.
The Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Counties Workforce
Solutions System
2620 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam NY 12010
Phone 518-842-3676 - Fax 518-627-0189 Email steetz@fmsworkforcesolutions.org
