Dallas County Local Workforce Development Board

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Providing state and local areas the flexibility to collaborate across systems in an effort to better address the employment and skills needs of current employees, jobseekers, and employers. WIOA accomplishes this by prescribing: 1) a stronger alignment of the workforce education, and economic development systems; and 2) improving the structure and delivery in the system to assist America's workers in achieving a family-sustaining wage while providing America's employers with the skilled workers they need to compete on a global level. Average number of participants served from 1/1/2024 through 12/31/2024 was 2,043. WIOA offers full training assistance average cost $7,500 per student served.

Adult Education Literacy - AEL Adult education and literacy programs funded by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provide English language, math, reading, and writing instruction to help students acquire the skills needed to succeed in the workforce, earn a high school equivalency, or enter college or career training. The total number of participants in the period 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024 was 8,045.

Other Program Services included Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, TWC Employment Services, Workforce Commission Initiatives, Trade Adjustment Assistance, UI Reemployment Services & Eligibility Assessment, Resource Administration Grant, Wagner Peyser Employment Services, Trade Act Services for Dislocated Workers, Summer Earn & Learn, Walmart Path Statewide, Student Hireability Navigator, Vocational Rehabilitation Co-location, Veterans' Services, Google Pine Tree, AARP Foundation, and Prologis Community Workforce Initiative.