THE SKILLSOURCE GROUP INC

WIOA PROGRAMS - ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, AND YOUTH PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROVIDE FREE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN FINDING AND QUALIFYING FOR MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE: ADULTS AGES 18 YEARS AND OLDER, LOW-INCOME ADULTS, LOW-SKILLED WORKERS, DISLOCATED WORKERS THAT WERE TERMINATED OR LAID OFF, AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH AGES 16-24 WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. IN FY 2025, 653 INDIVIDUALS WERE ENROLLED IN ALL WIOA PROGRAMS, 301 WERE PLACED INTO JOBS, AND 224 CERTIFICATIONS WERE EARNED. AN INDEPENDENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT ESTIMATED THAT THE BENEFITS OF WIOA PROGRAMS ARE 3.1 TIMES GREATER THAN THE PROGRAM COSTS.

SCSEP - THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) UNDER THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING (NCOA) WAS SUB-CONTRACTED TO THE SKILLSOURCE GROUP, INC. SCSEP PROVIDES TEMPORARY COMMUNITY SERVICE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OLDER WORKERS OVER THE AGE OF 55 TO PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SCSEP PARTICIPANTS TRAIN AN AVERAGE OF 20 HOURS A WEEK, AND ARE PAID A TRAINING STIPEND THAT IS THE HIGHEST OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE DIRECTLY BY SCSEP. PARTICIPANTS ARE PLACED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TRAINING ASSIGNMENTS AT NON-PROFIT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, SUCH AS SENIOR CENTERS, DAY CARE CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND HOSPITALS. THIS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING EXPERIENCE CAN THEN BE USED AS A BRIDGE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM. IN FY 2025, 143 OLDER WORKERS WERE SERVED AND ACTIVELY PLACED AT WORK SITES OR IN TRAINING, 11 WERE PLACED INTO PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, AT AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF $16.