Montana Workforce Investment Act

WIA Adult Program

Purpose: The purpose of WIA Title IB adult program is to provide intensive and training services to individuals age 18 and older who are at or lower than a level of self-sufficiency.

Eligibility: All Montana adults are eligible for core services. Intensive and training services may be provided to adults that have been determined to be in need of these services in order to obtain employment, or obtain and retain employment that allows for self-sufficiency. Training services may be available for adults who have met the eligibility requirements for intensive services in order to obtain employment. Training services is limited to individuals who are unable to obtain other grant assistance for services, including federal Pell grants.

Administration: The Statewide Workforce Programs and Oversight Bureau (Bureau) in the Montana Department of Labor and Industry has statewide oversight and administrative entity responsibilities of the WIA Adult Program in Montana. These responsibilities include fiscal controls, grant management, participant data collection and tracking, reporting to the U.S. Department of Labor, monitoring, service provider training, technical assistance, and policy interpretation and development.  Adult services are provided locally through contracts between the Bureau and service providers.

Evaluation: There are four performance standards for the Adult Program. The standards measure placements, job retention, wage changes and skills attainment. The customer satisfaction measure is the same for dislocated workers, adults and youth and is obtained through surveys that are conducted with employers and participants to determine satisfaction with the services provided.

Number Served: There have been approximately 2,500 individuals served in the Adult Program since WIA implementation in 2000.

Statewide Programs & Oversight
Gary Wright, Bureau Chief
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624
Phone (406) 444-4100
Fax (406) 444-3037
E-mail: wia@mt.gov