Dislocated Worker Program
The Dislocated Worker Program, under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is designed to provide quality employment and training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and qualifying for meaningful employment, and to help employers find the skilled workers they need to compete and succeed in business.
Dislocated Workers are individuals who are unemployed and have lost their job through no fault of their own, or who have received a layoff notice and are unlikely to return to their jobs.
To be eligible for service under the Dislocated Worker Program an individual must:
- Have been terminated, laid off, or notified of layoff
- Be eligible for or have exhausted Unemployment Compensation Benefits or has worked long enough to establish an attachment to the Labor Market and
- Be unlikely to return to his/her previous occupation or job
Dislocated workers may also be individuals who are laid off due to:
- Plant closures or substantial layoffs at a plant or facility
- Employment at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that that facility will close
- Age 18 or older.
- In need of workforce services, training or retraining to secure unsubsidized employment.
Services available to dislocated workers include:
- Basic career services
- Individualized career services
- Training services such as on-the-job training and customized training
- Follow-up services
- Supportive services such as transportation vouchers or childcare assistance
Any person seeking to be served with WIOA funds must be a United States citizen or authorized to work in the United States.
Military Selective Service registration requirements must be met by male participants.