[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR660.100]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 660--INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATIONS FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 660.100  What is the purpose of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998?

    The purpose of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) 
is to provide workforce investment activities that increase the 
employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase 
occupational skill attainment by participants, which will improve the 
quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the 
productivity and competitiveness of the Nation's economy. These goals 
are achieved through the workforce investment system. (WIA sec. 106.)