Worker Advancement Initiative 2.0 (WAI 2.0)

WAI 2.0 will serve people who continue to struggle with employment-related success post-COVID 19-pandemic by offering short-term, subsidized workforce training opportunities, either via paid work-based learning and/or paid classroom training, including mandatory direct-to-participant cost-of-living stipends and/or incentives for achievement of program-related goals.

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Eligibility:

- 16 Years of Age or Older

- Part-Time Workers

- Unemployed Workers

- Underemployed Workers

- Incumbent Workers

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Training Services:

- Work Experience

- On-The-Job Training

- Hard & Soft Skills Training

- Short-term Training (12 months or less)

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Counties:

Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett,Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, and Washburn

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Disclaimer: This program is made available by a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.