Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act highlights policies
for helping the nation achieve the powerful goals Congress enunciated
when it enacted WIA in 1998. Based on interviews conducted with
employer organizations by Workforce Innovations Network—WINs—this issue
brief suggests ways to strengthen WIA’s attractiveness and relevance to
employers. Launched in 1997, WINs is a collaboration of JFF with the
Institute for a Competitive Workforce of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
the Center for Workforce Success of the National Association of
Manufacturers.