WIOA in Dallas: Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas Intake, Step by Step

WIOA in Dallas runs through Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas. Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas is the local board for Dallas County. Its career centers are the county's American Job Centers under the Texas Workforce Commission. Tarrant County (Fort Worth) and Collin County have their own boards. Texas Workforce Commission (Workforce Solutions) runs the state program, the WorkInTexas.com site, and the statewide Eligible Training Provider List. Reference: wfsdallas.com.

The path is this. Sign up on WorkInTexas.com. Visit a Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas career center. Finish the eligibility check and an assessment. Pick a program from the Texas ETPL. Then you get an Individual Training Account paid to the school directly. The Texas guide covers the statewide rules. This page covers Dallas.

Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas runs career centers across Dallas County, with intake, assessment, workshops, and training referrals at each. Confirm current locations and hours on wfsdallas.com; orientation is often online.

Out-of-school youth 16 to 24 are served through Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas youth contractors rather than adult intake.

• Adult program: 18 or older, able to work legally, and signed up for Selective Service if that applies to you. Training money goes first to people on public assistance, people with low income, and people who need basic skills. Veterans and eligible spouses go ahead of others in every program.
• Dislocated Worker program: laid off or given notice, on unemployment or ran out of it, WARN-affected workers, displaced homemakers, and formerly self-employed workers. Corporate, retail, and airline-related layoffs make the Dislocated Worker door a busy one in Dallas County.
• Youth program: 14 to 24 with at least one barrier to work. Most of the money goes to out-of-school youth 16 to 24.

1. Make your WorkInTexas.com account at www.workintexas.com. It is the statewide job site and the front door to WIOA intake.
2. Visit a Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas career center or attend the orientation. Confirm the schedule on wfsdallas.com.
3. Finish the eligibility check. Bring photo ID, your Social Security card, proof you can work, and income or layoff papers. Veterans bring the DD-214.
4. Finish the assessment and the employment plan. Required before a training account is approved.
5. Pick a program from the Texas ETPL. The Texas Statewide ETPL is searched through your Workforce Solutions counselor; the program must be on your board’s Target Occupations list.
6. Get the Individual Training Account. Paid to the school directly. Two to eight weeks; smaller boards move faster than Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio in high-demand periods.

• Healthcare: CNA, medical assistant, phlebotomy, EKG, LVN, surgical technology, and billing and coding around Parkland, UT Southwestern, and Baylor Scott and White.
• Information technology: help desk, CompTIA, cybersecurity, and cloud certifications.
• Transportation and logistics: CDL Class A and B, forklift, and warehouse credentials around the inland port and DFW.
• Construction and skilled trades: electrical, HVAC, plumbing, welding, and pre-apprenticeship paths.
• Finance and business services: customer service, bookkeeping, and financial operations certificates where they lead to a target occupation.

No statewide cap; each of the 28 boards sets its own. Ask your counselor for the board cap and whether funds remain this program year. Check any exact program against the current Texas ETPL with your counselor before enrolling. In-demand lists change yearly.

Texas has approved its first Workforce Pell programs, and more are in review, per our state tracker. See the state tracker for the current status. A reader in Dallas looking at short training should ask the school whether its program has been submitted. WIOA stays fully working in the meantime. The Workforce Pell application guide explains the two-layer process.