This page shares a list or Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act’s Webinars and Webcasts focused on Youth Programming. They share tips, resources, tools and best practices to help state and local workforce leaders, youth program practitioners, and other stakeholders and partners better understand and successfully implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth program.
WEBINARS
- Staying Connected: Engaging Youth Virtually (2020) exchanges information about virtual engagement tools designed to engage youth in the workforce system.
- WIOA Youth Program COVID-19 Session (2020) provides answers to pre-submitted questions, as well as resources and best practices.
- Monitoring for Fulfilling the Vision of WIOA Youth Program (2020) provides a brief overview of a program specific guide for on-site monitoring of WIOA formula-funded youth program.
- A WIOA Youth Program Technical Assistance Conversation: What do we have and what do we need? (2019) reviews resources to ensure the youth workforce development field knows what resources are available to assist them in delivering comprehensive services to youth.
- Partnering with Conservation Corps for Out-of-School Youth and Young Adult Outcomes (2019) provides examples of how Workforce Development Boards and Conservation Corps are partnering to serve Opportunity Youth and young adults.
- Conversation about Youth Individual Service Strategies (2019) provides an overview of the ISS Tool and how to use it.
- Our Journey Together Series (2017- 2018) supports the workforce system in their programming efforts to improve outcomes for youth
- Enough is Known for Action Series: Helping Youth to Succeed (2015) provides information and resources for states, local areas, non-profits and other grantees, and other stakeholders to assist with implementation of the youth program under WIOA.
WEBCASTS
- Webcast on the Youth Individual Service Strategy (ISS) template (2020) walks through to share the components of a template developed based on 39 ISS submissions from across the country.
- Vocational Rehabilitation and WIOA Youth Programs Collaboration Opportunities (2020) provides an overview of WIOA Youth and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs.
- Webcast Showcasing WIOA Youth Program Resources (2019) shares the WIOA Youth program resources and technical assistance tools available.
- Our Journey Together: Summer Employment Webcast Mini-Series (2018) informs workforce practitioners about effective practices for operating summer employment programs.
- WIOA Wednesday-The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program in Depth (2017) goes in depth on topics from TEGL 21-16, including eligibility determination, program design, procurement of youth providers, and the WIOA youth program elements
