The Workforce Investment Act authorizes funds under Title I for employment services to adults, youth, dislocated workers and employers. The new emphasis of WIA is on creating an integrated system of employment services. Maine is already in the process of establishing 23 CareerCenters throughout the State that incorporate the one-stop philosophy. The CareerCenters are places where any job seeker can walk in off the street and find a library of resources, workshops, and individualized services.
Any employer can get assistance to address workplace needs.
This plan builds on the CareerCenters, which are already underway in Maine. In the Coastal Counties Local Area there are 7 CareerCenters from Belfast to Saco. The Primary Resource for Labor Market Information and Services Businesses have locations in more than one region of the state, and they all have a unified approach to presenting themselves to the public. It is important, therefore, that CareerCenters around Maine look and feel the same, and have the same basic quality of service standards. This philosophy is already in place in Maine.