Intake/Eligibility Determination


All prospective Workforce Investment Act (WIA) clients are afforded a personal interview for intake (filing of an application) and eligibility determination. All prospective WIA customers must first have enrolled in the Lackawanna County CareerLink system which involves an on-line initial job search. If this is either unsuccessful or not appropriate, customers may then apply for WIA funding for short-term skill training/education or On-The-Job Training (OJT). Primarily, this entails documentation of the following:

• Family income verification for the previous six months;
• Proof of dislocation/separation from an employer, if applicabale;
• Financial determination from the Unemployment Center(US) if currently collecting;
• Social Security Card;
• For males born after 1959, proof of Selective Service registration;
• Proof of citizenship

This process is simple and handled discreetly and confidentially by trained staff on-site at the Lackawanna County CareerLink, 135 Franklin Avenue, in downtown Scranton.