Illinois: what is on the WIOA training list, what it cost, what it produced

2,182 programs in Illinois’s federal Training Provider Results index fall into the four occupation families RetrainMap prices routes for. Pick a family below for the full table — one row per program as its provider reported it to the state and the state to the U.S. Department of Labor: the credential, the length, how many people exited, how many completed, how many were employed two quarters later, their median quarterly earnings, and what the program received per publicly funded participant. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.

Read this first. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved. No promise is made here about money, seats, jobs or pay; the figures are what the providers reported, printed with their dates.

The Department of Labor flags Illinois’s data. Its own site says: “States with known data quality concerns include the following: Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, and Puerto Rico. Data from such states largely remains available on trainingproviderresults.gov. Additionally, Oklahoma has not submitted data yet for PY 2024, and therefore has no data available at this time.” Read every Illinois figure on this page with that sentence in mind.

On the list in IL3,236 programs in the index (all occupations)

In the four families2,182 programs

With an employment figure published237 of 2,182

With a per-participant ITA cost published77 of 2,182

The clocks that start the day you are laid off in Illinois

Three windows open on your last day and close on their own. This page does not compute your dates or your benefit amount; it links the agency that does and quotes its rule with the date it was read.

1 · Unemployment claim — file firstIllinois Department of Employment Security — File an Unemployment Claim
the state’s own page, fetched 2026-09-02 · also: CareerOneStop’s finder for Illinois (filing site and phone number)

2 · Marketplace coverage — a 60-day window“You may qualify for a Special Enrollment Period if you or anyone in your household lost qualifying health coverage in the past 60 days OR expects to lose coverage in the next 60 days.”
HealthCare.gov — Special Enrollment Period (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) · fetched 2026-09-02

3 · COBRA election — a 60-day window“You have 60 days to enroll in COBRA, starting when your job-based coverage ends or when you receive a COBRA election notice--whichever is later.” “You usually pay the full premium amount, unless your employer agrees to cover some or all of it as part of your separation.”
COBRA Continuation Coverage — U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration · read in a browser 2026-09-02

4 · Funded training — the list is below; your job center decidesThe tables on this page are the state’s WIOA eligible-training-provider list as reported to the U.S. Department of Labor. Whether any of it is paid for is decided at your American Job Center, in person — see “Where to go” below.

Was notice owed? — the Illinois WARN listIllinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
fetched 2026-09-02 · whether an employer owed notice is a question for the agency or a lawyer, not this page

Looking for what a specific kind of program costs here — CDL, LPN, HVAC, welding, medical assistant and 15 others? Illinois’s programs by published cost, one page per program type, from the same federal record.

The four families — pick one for the table

Customer service, office and clerical237 programs on the list
20 with an employment figure · 8 with a per-participant ITA cost · 237 with a tuition figure

Healthcare support and nursing738 programs on the list
98 with an employment figure · 41 with a per-participant ITA cost · 738 with a tuition figure

Skilled trades, including CDL truck driving800 programs on the list
88 with an employment figure · 20 with a per-participant ITA cost · 800 with a tuition figure

IT support and administration407 programs on the list
31 with an employment figure · 8 with a per-participant ITA cost · 405 with a tuition figure

Source and date: counts from RetrainMap’s snapshot taken 2026-09-02 of the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov (3,236 programs for Illinois in the index that day; the site states the data reflect programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025). A program is counted in a family when any of the up-to-three occupation codes its provider reported matches the family’s rule, printed on each family page; a program can sit in two families. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

How the money works — the regulation, quoted

Federal WIOA Title I money pays a provider on the state list through an Individual Training Account; whether you get one is decided at your American Job Center after an assessment. The rules, in the regulation’s own words:

“To be eligible to receive career services as an adult in the adult and dislocated worker programs, an individual must be 18 years of age or older. To be eligible for any dislocated worker programs, an eligible adult must meet the criteria of § 680.130. Eligibility criteria for training services are found at § 680.210.”20 CFR 680.120 — eligibility for career services as an adult (eCFR, current as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD

“To be eligible to receive career services as a dislocated worker in the adult and dislocated worker programs, an individual must meet the definition of "dislocated worker" at WIOA sec. 3(15). [...] Governors and Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) may establish policies and procedures for one-stop centers to use in determining an individual's eligibility as a dislocated worker.”20 CFR 680.130 — eligibility as a dislocated worker (eCFR, current as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD

“Under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(A) training services may be made available to employed and unemployed adults and dislocated workers who: (a) A one-stop center or one-stop partner determines, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and career planning, are: (1) Unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment through career services; (2) In need of training services to obtain or retain employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment; and (3) Have the skills and qualifications to participate successfully in training services; (b) Select a program of training services that is directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which the individuals are willing to commute or relocate; (c) Are unable to obtain grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of such training, including such sources as State-funded training funds, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Federal Pell Grants established under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or require WIOA assistance in addition to other sources of grant assistance, including Federal Pell Grants (provisions relating to fund coordination are found at § 680.230 and WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(B)); and (d) If training services are provided through the adult funding stream, are determined eligible in accordance with the State and local priority system in effect for adults under WIOA sec. 134(c)(3)(E) and § 680.600.”20 CFR 680.210 — Who may receive training services? (eCFR, title 20 up to date as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD

“Training services for eligible individuals are typically provided by training providers who receive payment for their services through an ITA. The ITA is a payment agreement established on behalf of a participant with a training provider. WIOA title I adult and dislocated workers purchase training services from State eligible training providers they select in consultation with the career planner, which includes discussion of program quality and performance information on the available eligible training providers.”20 CFR 680.300 — how training services are provided (Individual Training Accounts) (eCFR, current as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD

“The State list of eligible training providers and programs is made publicly available online through Web sites and searchable databases [...]. The list must be accompanied by relevant performance and cost information and must be presented in a way that is easily understood.”20 CFR 680.400 — the State list of eligible training providers and programs (eCFR, current as of 2026-08-31) · fetched 2026-09-02 · FETCHED THIS BUILD

“For an official determination if you qualify for WIOA services, please contact your local American Job Center.”TrainingProviderResults.gov — WIOA Eligibility (U.S. Department of Labor, ETA) · fetched 2026-09-02 · BROWSER VERIFIED

Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.

Where to go in Illinois

Your American Job CenterCareerOneStop — American Job Centers in Illinois
Eligibility is determined there, in person. URL pattern verified live 2026-09-02 for IL, NC, NJ, TX, CA, FL.

Illinois’s own listIllinois workNet
fetched 2026-09-02 · the page says: “Contact an Illinois workNet Center to learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply for services.”

Federal door 1CareerOneStop WIOA-eligible training finder — Illinois
URL pattern verified live 2026-09-02 for IL, NC, TX, CA, FL, NJ.

Federal door 2trainingproviderresults.gov
The Department of Labor’s own search over the same data as the tables on this site; fetched 2026-09-02.

What this page cannot know

Whether you are eligible. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
Whether a listed program is still enrolling, at what price, or on the list today. The index reflects programs approved as of June 30, 2025; providers and states change lists between reports. Check the state list and the provider’s page before paying anyone.
What you would earn. The earnings column is the median of one quarter’s earnings for people who were employed two quarters after exit — a record of others, not a forecast for you; where the state suppressed it, nothing is shown.
Why a number is missing. “Data on trainingproviderresults.gov are suppressed from public view when any of the following occur: Data submitted for the program contains sample sizes that are too small to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII); No data were reported for the program; or The Department identified significant data quality issues with the state submitted data.”

If you want the sequence, not the list

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