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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. Who may receive training services, in the regulation’s own words:

“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

“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

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.”