WIOA Youth Program

What is the WIOA Youth Program?

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) offers out-of-school youth (16 to 24 years old) an opportunity to participate in training that will assist them in obtaining employment. Funded through WIOA provides financial assistance with tuition, fees, books and supplies for participants who meet eligibility requirements.

Eligibility for WIOA Youth Program:

• 24 years or younger
• Parent/Pregnant
• Homeless, Foster care and/or Aged out
• Ex-Offender
• Diagnosed with a mental or physical disability
• Unemployed/Currently Receiving Unemployment or last 3 years
• Lack of Employment
• Low Income Due to Wages or Public Assistance in the last 6 months
• English Language Learner
• Basic Skills Deficient in Reading or Math (based on TABE scores, administered through WIOA staff only) *Contact Coordinator, WIOA Youth to see if you qualify: Phylicia Hampton (815) 825-9384 or phampton1@kish.edu.

WIOA Approved Training Programs at Kishwaukee College

1. Administrative Assistant
2. Advanced Automotive Technology
3. Advanced Collision Repair
4. Application Specialist Certificate``
5. Associate in Engineering Science Degree
6. Automated Engineering Tech - Degree
7. Automated Industrial Tech
8. Automotive Technology Degree
9. Basic Automotive Technology
10. Basic Nurse Assisting
11. Basic Welding Technology Certificate
12. CDL Refresher
13. Certified Nursing Assistant Recertification
14. Certified Production Tech-Certificate
15. CISCO Networking Certificate
16. CNC Production Technician
17. Collision Repair Certificate
18. Collision Repair Technology Degree
19. Computer Aided Mechanical Drafting Certificate
20. Computer Information Systems-Degree
21. Computer Programming Certificate
22. Computer-Aided Architectural Design Degree
23. Computer-aided Architectural Drafting
24. Computer-Aided Mechanical Design Degree
25. Criminal Justice - General
26. Criminal Justice Forensic Tech Degree
27. Diesel Power Technology Degree
28. Diesel Power/Equipment Repair
29. Early Childhood Education Degree
30. Electronics Technology Degree
31. EMT Certificate
32. EMS Paramedic
33. Foundations of Agribusiness
34. Greenhouse/Garden Center-Certificate
35. Google IT Support
36. Hort Sports Turf Management
37. Horticulture Greenhouse
38. Horticulture Sustainable/General Degree
39. Industrial Electricity Certificate
40. Industrial Electronics
41. Landscape Design & Nursery Degree
42. Landscape Design and Plant ID Certificate
43. Marketing and Management
44. Medical Assistant
45. Medical Billing And Coding Certificate
46. Microcomputer Applications Certificate
47. Network Administration Certificate
48. Networking and Systems Administration-Degree
49. Office Systems
50. Paramedic Certificate
51. Paramedic Degree
52. PC Technician - Certificate
53. Pharmacy Technician
54. Precision Agriculture Certificate
55. Precision Machining Apprentice
56. Pro-Level I Collision Repair Certificate
57. Radiologic Technology
58. Registered Nursing Degree
59. Retailing Certificate
60. Sterile Processing Technicial
61. Sustainable Horticulture Certificate
62. Technology & Manufacturing
63. Truck Driver Training with Hazardous Materials Endorsement
64. Turf Management Certificate
65. Web Development-Certificate

To Search for WIOA Training Programs Visit:

• https://iwds.dceo.illinois.gov/iwds/iwdshome.html
• Click on Consumer Info
• Click on WIOA approved Training Programs
• Search by Provider or Program

Program Contact Information

Ogle County Program Contact

Sharel Wolber
B.E.S.T. Inc
810 S. 10th St.
Oregon, IL 61061
815-732-0148
sharel_wolber@best-inc.org