WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker Programs

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Creating a roadmap to successful employment after a setback can seem overwhelming on your own, but with support and guidance, you can re-enter the workforce with a new set of skills and confidence for sustained success. The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) provides eligible adults with professional career counseling and access to a wide range of employment and training-related services. This can include tuition assistance and support services that can help eliminate various barriers to employment. This helps participants increase their earning potential and helps Northeast Missouri employers meet their workforce needs.

• Occupational Skills Training through a catalog of over 800 classroom-based trainings that can lead to an industry-recognized credential
• On-the-Job Training to create the opportunity to be hired by an employer with hands-on training, allowing the employee to “earn while they learn”
• Support Services for additional assistance such as transportation reimbursement, child care reimbursement, uniforms, tools, and other emergency services may be available to help eliminate or lessen barriers that prevent participation in a full-time training program
• Vocational Assessments to help identify skills, interests, abilities, and potential barriers to employment
• Job-Market Outlook on the local labor market and in-demand occupations 
• Career Path and Employment Plan Development to help guide that process
• Educational Services and Skills Advancement in areas such as ESOL, HiSet preparation, basic reading, math, and computer literacy
• Job Search and Readiness Activities including the development of interviewing skills and resume writing

• Individuals receiving public assistance
• Individuals who qualify as low-income
• Individuals who are basic skills deficient
• Veterans and eligible spouses

Gamm, Incorporated has been contracted by the Workforce Development Board of North Missouri to serve as the subrecipient operator of the WIOA Adult Worker program of the Northeast SubRegion.

Those eligible for dislocated worker services include workers permanently laid off due to a workforce reduction, business closure, or farm failure and displaced homemakers, including military service members or spouses.

• Assessment of education, experience, and skills to determine marketability to the desired workforce area.
• Assistance with basic education skills or in obtaining a General Equivalency Degree.
• Provision of classroom or vocational training necessary for laid-off workers to re-enter the workforce in a new occupation.
• On-the-job training to provide laid-off workers with the opportunity to train for a new job while working and earning a paycheck.
• Job development and placement to help laid-off workers find employment in high-demand occupations.
• Counseling to help workers overcome the trauma of job loss, loss of health care and other company benefits, the strain of financial obligations, family problems, and uncertainties about remaining in the community.