WIOA
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA), formerly the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA), is a federally-funded program to help individuals access employment, education,
training, and support services in one centrally designated location.
The WIOA Advisor at Prairie State College is a liaison for prospective students to choose PSC as their institution and seek additional funding opportunities for current students.
A list of WIOA approved programs can be found here.
Individuals seeking additional information should complete the PSC WIOA Interest Form.
WIOA Services
To verify if you qualify for WIOA funding and to start the WIOA funding process, contact a WIOA Office. Use this link to find a WIOA office location: https://chicookworks.org/career-seeker-services/find-your-agency
Services WIOA programs in District 515 offer to job seekers:
- Tuition assistance for in-demand WIOA-approved programs
- Resume building and job search support after completing the training program
Prairie State College houses a comprehensive American Job Center, located in the Adult Training Outreach Center (ATOC). Click here to be directed to their dedicated webpage: https://chicookworks.org/locations/american-job-center-at-prairie-state-college/
Services the WIOA Advisor at PSC provides:
- Explain the WIOA process to interested students
- Encourage prospective students to choose Prairie State College
- Discuss training and credit programs available at the college
- Provide TARA Exploration Forms needed to obtain a WIOA training voucher
- “Serve as a liaison between PSC departments and the American Job Center WIOA office on campus” so it falls in line with Provide TARA Exploration Forms…
Approved Programs
Below is a list of WIOA-approved programs offered at Prairie State College. They
are not specifically for WIOA participants. Some programs have specific admission
requirements and accept a limited number of students each year.
- Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate
- Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate
- Dental Hygiene A.A.S.*
- Dialysis Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
- Health Unit Coordinator Certificate
- Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate
- Medical Coding/Billing Specialist Certificate
- Medical Central Service Technician Certificate
- Pharmacy Technician Certificate
- Registered Nurse A.A.S.*
- * Special Entry Program
- CDL Truck Driver Training - Class A - 160 HR
- CDL Truck Driver Training - Class A - 196 HR
- Certified Production Technician Certificate
- CNC Programmer/Operator Certificate
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Certificate
- Industrial Electrician A.A.S
- Industrial Maintenance Technician Machinist Certificate
- Manufacturing Technology Certificate
- National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS Level 1)
- Welder Technician Certificate
- Welder Specialist Certificate
- Accounting and Business Management A.A.S
- Accounting Certificate
- Associate Professional Human Resource - aPHR
- Automotive Services Technology A.A.S
- IT-Cisco Network Associate Certificate
- IT-Computer Support Associate Certificate
- IT-Computer Electronics Technician Certificate
- IT-Game Design and Development Certificate
- IT-Information Technology Networking A.A.S.
- IT-Network Security Specialist Certificate
- IT-Networking Specialist Certificate
- IT-Programming Certificate
- IT-Web A.A.S
- Web Developer Technician Certificate
- Web Junior Technician Certificate
- Web Master Technician Certificate