WIA Youth Eligibility Requirements
In accordance with the WORKFORCE Investment Act, an eligible youth is defined as an individual who at the time of application is, and has been verified by the local WORKFORCE West Virginia Center to be:
- Between the ages of 14-21 and
- Low income as defined in the WIA Section 101 (25); and
- With one or more of the following six serious barriers to employment
- A school dropout
- Deficient in basic skills as defined by WIA at or below a grade level of 8.9 or who is unable to compute or solve problems, read, write or speak English at a level necessary to function on the job, in a family, or in society.
- Pregnant or parenting
- Homeless, runaway or foster child
- An offender
- Individual (including a youth with a disability) who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or hold or secure employment.
- A United States citizen or eligible non-citizen; and if
- A male has reached his eighteenth birthday, is registered with Selective Service.
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