2020-24 WIOA Combined 

State Plan Modification, 

as published on November 9, 2022

View PA WIOA Combined State Plan Modification

View 2022 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan Modification Public Comments and Responses

2020-24 WIOA Combined State Plan

View WIOA Combined State Plan

As approved on Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board on May 5, 2020, and accepted by the Federal Government on June 29, 2020.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the governor of each state to submit a four-year unified or combined state plan outlining the state’s workforce development strategy.

Pennsylvania has prioritized five broad goals for the workforce development system:

1. Career Pathways and Apprenticeship: Develop a comprehensive career pathways system in PA and expand career pathways as the primary model for skill, credential, degree attainment, with an emphasis on assisting individuals to address barriers to employment, earn a family-sustaining wage, and advance their career.
   
   
2. Sector Strategies and Employer Engagement: Engage employers and industry clusters through innovative strategies to improve the connection and responsiveness of workforce programs and services to labor market demand, including recruiting, training, and retaining talent.
   
   
3. Youth: Increase opportunities for all youth to experience work-based learning through summer employment, pre-apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship, internships, job shadowing, mentoring, and other experiences in the workplace, including developing employability skills.
   
   
4. Continuous Improvement of the Workforce Development System: Identify and enact system changes and improvements that enhance the collaboration and partnership between agencies and partners in the workforce development system.
   
   
5. Strengthening the One-Stop Delivery System: Implement improvements to one-stop service delivery to better serve all customers, including job seekers and employers.
   
   

Pennsylvania's Combined State Plan includes the six WIOA Core programs: (Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, Wagner-Peyser, Adult Basic Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation), as well the following optional programs:

• Career and Technical Education Programs-Perkins Act
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
• Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Programs
• Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program
• Senior Community Service Employment Program
• Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program
• Community Services Block Grant

The state plan was drafted with input from the departments of Aging, Agriculture, Community and Economic Development, Corrections, Education, Human Services, Military and Veterans Affairs, and State.

Information on Pennsylvania’s 2016-20 WIOA State Plan

2018 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan Modification (as substantially approved on June 11, 2018)

2018 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan Modification Public Comments and Responses

2016 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan (as substantially approved on June 16, 2016)

2016 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan – Accessible Version (as substantially approved on June 16, 2016)

2016 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan (as initially submitted on March 17, 2016)

2016 Pennsylvania WIOA Combined State Plan Public Comment and Responses

Regional and Local WIOA Plans

For program years 2021-2024, Pennsylvania’s 10 planning regions and 22 Local Workforce Development Boards submitted plans with strategies to implement the WIOA Combined State Plan and the commonwealth’s workforce development goals at the regional and local level. These regional and local plans were developed collaboratively with stakeholders and provide the framework for statewide workforce development alignment, creating a comprehensive workforce development system, and achieving the commonwealth’s WIOA goals.

NOTE: Single area regions are required to submit either a local area plan or have the option to submit a regional plan and local plan which is reflected in the links below.

• Region 1 – Northwest Regional Plan
  • Northwest Local Area Plan
  • West Central Local Area Plan
   
• Region 2 – Southwest Regional Plan
  • Southwest Corner Local Area Plan
  • Three Rivers Local Area Plan
  • Tri-County Local Area Plan
  • Westmoreland-Fayette Local Area Plan
   
• Region 3 – North Central Local Area Plan
   
• Region 4 – Southern Alleghenies Regional Plan
  • Southern Alleghenies Local Area Plan
   
• Region 5 – Northern Tier Regional Plan
  • Northern Tier Local Area Plan
   
• Region 6 – Central Regional Plan
  • Central Local Area Plan
   
• Region 7 – Northeast Regional Plan
  • Lackawanna Local Area Plan
  • Luzerne-Schuylkill Local Area Plan
  • Pocono Local Area Plan
   
• Region 8 – Lehigh Valley Local Area Plan
   
• Region 9 – South Central Regional Plan
  • Lancaster Local Area Plan
  • South Central Local Area Plan
   
• Region 10 - Southeast Regional Plan
  • Berks Local Area Plan
  • Bucks Local Area Plan
  • Chester Local Area Plan
  • Delaware Local Area Plan
  • Montgomery Local Area Plan
  • Philadelphia Local Area Plan

Other Resources

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
• U.S. Department of Labor-Employment and Training Administration WIOA Resources
• 2016 WIOA Annual Report (Program Year 2015)
• 2018 WIOA Annual Report (Program Year 2017)
• 2019 WIOA Annual Report (Program Year 2018)