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What is Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)?
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federally funded employment and training program developed by The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS), to provide FREE financial assistance to workers in order to improve their skills and marketability. The program's main objectives are to meet the needs of employers, government, businesses, and job seekers in order to create a confident, valuable, knowledgeable, and employable workforce.
To be eligible for the WIOA funds, a person ought to have received a lay-off notice or ought to have been laid off due to a company closure or mass layoff. Workers may also be eligible if they are currently unemployed and are unlikely to return to their prior occupation due to economic conditions in that industry.
To be eligible for the youth program, a person must be between the ages of 14 and 21, have low income, and have a substantial barrier to employment such as: deficient in basic literacy skills, school dropout, homeless, a runaway or a foster child, pregnant or parenting, an offender, or be an individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment.
The following is the list of our WIOA approved training programs and courses. The following is the list of our WIOA approved training programs and courses. Each program has CORE and ELECTIVE courses. You can find out more about these programs by:
- Clicking on each of the links that are provided in the table below, OR
- Downloading our current Trainings, Courses and Certifications Catalog HERE.
See a short video about our courses/subjects we are offering through WIOA Training:
To see a complete list of our training programs and courses on the Illinois Workforce Development System (IWDS) web site, please either click here or contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or just visit one of the WIOA offices near you:
| Region | Workforce Center | Location | General Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Southwest American Job Center | 7500 S. Pulaski Rd. Building 100 Chicago, IL 60652 |
(773) 884-7000 |
| Chicago | Westside American Job Center | 605 S Albany Chicago, IL 60624 |
(773) 722-3885 |
| Chicago | Mid-South American Job Center | 4314 S. Cottage Grove Room 209 Chicago, IL 60653 |
(773) 538-5627 |
| Chicago | Near West American Job Center | 1700 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL 60608 |
(312) 994-8300 |
| Chicago | Northside American Job Center | Truman College 1145 W. Wilson Chicago, IL 60640 |
(773) 334-4747 |
| Chicago Satellite | Evanston Public Library | 1703 Orrington Ave. 3rd Floor Evanston, IL 60201 |
(847) 448-8649 |
| Suburban | North Suburban Cook County American Job Center | 723 W Algonquin Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 |
(847) 981-7400 ext 3 |
| Suburban | South Suburban Cook County American Job Center | Prairie State College ATOC Building, Suite 148 202 S. Halsted Chicago Heights, IL 60411 |
708-709-7975 Resource room: 708-709-3959 Fax 708-709-7985 |
| Suburban | Southwest Suburban Cook County American Job Center |
7222 W Cermak |
(708) 222-3100 |
| Suburban | West Suburban Cook County American Job Center | 1701 South 1st Avenue Suite 10 Maywood Illinois 60153 |
(708) 223-2652 |
| Suburban | South Suburban Cook County American Job Center | 15900 S. Cicero Ave. Building B, 2nd Floor Oak Forest, IL 60452 |
(708) 633-2777 |
| Suburban |
Job Center of Lake County |
1 North Genesee |
(847) 377-3450 |
For additional information regarding WIOA programs, please click here.
eConsulting Group™ has developed training programs that guarantee that you will gain the skills that will put you back to work. We specialize in information technology certifications that sharpen our students’ skills in cutting edge technologies. In additional to this, our management programs will provide you with the latest business processes and globally accredited methodologies and certifications. As of end of 2014, over 90% of our students have completed the program their registered for, passed the exams, and got the jobs.
Please NOTE: Our classes are small and we reserve the rights not to accept students in our programs, if we determine that given individuals either show lack of interest or would not be able to successfully complete the program, pass the exam and get the job.
eConsulting Group, Inc. is approved by the Private Business and Vocational Schools Division of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Please contact us for additional information about our WIOA approved training programs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
eConsulting Group, Inc. is not accredited with a US Department of Education recognized accrediting body.
The IBHE online complaint system: http://complaints.ibhe.org/, accessible through the agency's homepage (www.ibhe.org). The IBHE online complaint site includes step-by-step instructions and key information about the complaint process.
In order to be compliant with IBHE rules, all schools approved under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 (Public Act 97-650) must provide this link in a prominent location.
Ill. Admin. Code 1095.250 Student Complaints
Schools approved by the Board must provide to the Board and each student the school's policy for addressing student complaints. Included in this process, the school must provide in its promotional materials and on its Internet website the Board's address and Internet website for reporting complaints. (Section 55(2) of the Act) Further, the information must be included in the enrollment agreements you use with students.
Ill. Admin. Code 1095.40 (k)(3)(B)
Enrollment agreements shall include… the Board's Internet website, the address and phone number of the Board for students to report complaints, and any additional information the Board may require by rule. (Section 40 of the Act) Some PBVSs in Illinois are participants in Title IV Federal Financial Aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Related regulations require all such institutions, regardless of the origin of their state authorization to operate, to comply with state agency complaint process and to communicate such information publicly. Under Federal rule 34 CFR §600.9 and §668.43(b), Title IV eligible institutions must make available to students or prospective students, upon request, a copy of the documents describing the institution's accreditation and state authorization. The institution must provide its students or prospective students with contact information for filing complaints with its accreditor and the state.
You might contact Illinois Board of Higher Education at:
Address:
Illinois Board of Higher Education
1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza,
Suite 300,
Springfield, Illinois 62701.
Phone: (217) 782-2551
Fax: (217) 782-8548
TTY: (888) 261-2881
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Institutional Complaint Hotline: (217) 557-7359
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eConsulting Group is approved to operate by the Private Business and Vocational Schools Division of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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