WIA Program

If you qualify financially, special programs and financial incentives beyond WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA’s basic services are available under the WIA Program. Due to the high volume of applications please allow us up to three weeks to contact you regarding your application.

Eligibility Requirements are as follows:

You may be eligible for this program if you:

• Have been terminated, laid off, or downsized.
• Are eligible for or receiving unemployment compensation.
• Have exhausted your unemployment benefits.
• Worked at a facility with more than 25 employees that announced a permanent layoff.
• Are a homemaker who no longer receives support from another family member.
• Were self-employed and currently unemployed due to a natural disaster or economic conditions.
• Are financially disadvantaged with low income OR have a disability

Priority is given to veterans and their spouses, however they are not automatically eligible.

Click here for more information on the WIA program, including how to apply.

Note: After submitting an application to the WIA program, all job seekers must take a TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) test to be eligible to participate.  We recommend preparing by viewing this booklet, "Preparing for the TABE."  You will be notified to set up a testing appointment.