WIOA
Bringing the CT WIOA State Strategy to Life
"Ensuring our state workforce system is designed to meet the needs of the 21st century"
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ("WIOA") Unified State Plan
Inherent in WIOA legislation is the alignment of the workforce development system’s six core programs, requiring unified strategic planning. WIOA placed an increased emphasis on coordination and collaboration at the federal, state and local levels to ensure that services provided to the individuals and businesses are coordinated, streamlined and aligned.
The Office of Workforce Strategy, in collaboration with its WIOA partners submitted Connecticut's WIOA Unified State Plan for 2024 – 2027 which has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Education. All State Plans and archives can be found on the WIOA State Plan Portal.
The Unified State Plan outline the state’s workforce development system’s strategy over a four-year period, to assist residents, including youth and those with barriers to employment, to obtain high-quality jobs and careers, and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.
Workforce Development Boards WIOA Local Plans
WIOA also requires that each local workforce development board develop and submit a comprehensive four-year plan to the Governor. Local planning asks the WDBs to address current and future strategies and efficiencies to address the continuing modernization of the workforce system and creation of a customer-centered system.
The Plans, in alignment with the Unified State Plan, include strategies where the needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions; where American Job Centers provide excellent customer service to all jobseekers and businesses, and where the workforce system supports strong regional economies as well as alignment with State and local priorities.
Workforce Development Boards WIOA Local Plans
- Capital Workforce Partners, Inc. WIOA Local Plan
- Eastern Connecticut WIOA Local Plan
- Workforce Alliance WIOA Local Plan
- Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board Local Plan
- Southwest Connecticut Local Workforce Development Plan
If there are any questions on the Unified State Plan content or process, please contact Karen Quesnel, WIOA State Program Manager, at karen.quesnel@ct.gov.