The problem and the solution. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 has fundamentally reshaped workforce development funding in the United States. Although the WIA has much to say about the process used to build the system, more guidance is still needed as to what the workforce development system should look like. This chapter presents core principles that should guide development of every workforce development system, as well as an assessment framework.
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