WIOA Career Assistance
Seeking funding from a workforce development agency? The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a landmark legislation that is designed to
- strengthen and improve our nation’s public workforce system
- help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers
- help employers hire and retain skilled workers
Professional and Public Programs at UTEP is part of the Texas Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) and offers a number of noncredit WIOA-approved programs (see list below). Our goal is to offer in-demand education and training opportunities designed to help you quickly return to employment, expand your postsecondary options and opportunities, and support your entrepreneurship goals to help stabilize our economy and community.
If you are looking for a job and need training, you could be eligible to receive funding. If you are working with a workforce development agency to further your education and expand your career opportunities, we are here to help. We want to do our part to help restore our economy, starting with YOU.
Use the button below to provide your information to get started or contact us at p3mwca@utep.edu for more information.
Courses Offered Through WIOA Funding
Computer Courses |
Cost |
Course Hours |
$2,995 |
100 |
|
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM): Voucher Included |
$1,595 |
75 |
$2,195 |
150 |
|
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP): Voucher Included |
$2,295 |
75 |
CompTIA Certification Training: A+, Network+, Security+: Vouchers Included |
$3,999 |
480 |
$3,495 |
375 |
|
Health/Medical Courses |
Cost |
Course Hours
|
$2,345 |
190 |
|
$2,995 |
240 |
|
$949 |
60 |
|
$1,425 |
154 |
|
$3,999 |
755 |
|
$3,995 |
555 |
|
$699 |
100 |
|
$2,645 |
225 |
|
Professional Training Courses |
Cost |
Course Hours |
Certified Credit Counselor and Certified Financial Health Counselor |
$3,695 |
105 |
$2,195 |
100 |
|
$3,295 |
162 |
|
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt: Exam Cost Included |
$3,899 |
125 |
Professional Bookkeeping With QuickBooks Online: Voucher Included |
$2,475 |
100 |
$2,695 |
144 |
|
$995 |
45 |
- Contact us at p3mwca@utep.edu or your local workforce development agency to get started.
- Choose your program from our approved Texas Workforce list and tell your WIOA Counselor the course you have chosen to take.
- Request an Education Training Plan. Your WIOA Counselor will need an Education Training Plan (ETP) of the course you choose with Professional and Public Programs. To request an ETP, email us at p3mwca@utep.edu.
- Get approved. In most cases, your funder will notify you if your training plan and funding are approved. You may receive a voucher, authorization letter or purchase order document, depending on the funder. Please send that approval document to p3mwca@utep.edu.
- Start learning. After we receive confirmation that your funding is approved, we will register you for the approved program. You will receive a welcome email prior to your start date with instructions on how to begin the course.