ETA's technical assistance continues, and is being expanded to include peer to peer assistance. Many State and local areas are building their WIA system on the foundation of their existing One-Stop systems. Where necessary, additional partners are being added. Access in rural areas is improving. At least one comprehensive local One-Stop exists in each local area.
Many areas have more, or use satellite centers to supplement the comprehensive site.
Full maturation of the One-Stops has not yet been achieved, but is substantially underway. Technical assistance continues and a Federal Interagency Partner Workgroup is assisting in the process. Accelerated use of promising practices will also spur additional progress over the next several months State leadership in developing MOUs is essential and many local areas have been quite successful in creating new agreements. One major challenge is determining the partners' financial contributions to help operate the One-Stop centers. Additionally, the quality of some MOUs needs to be upgraded, as does their actual implementation beyond the written word.