This book explores the Workforce Investment Act, which provides a combination of education and training services to prepare individuals for work and to help them improve their prospects in the labour market. In the broadest sense, workforce development includes secondary and post-secondary education, on-the-job and employer-provided training, and the publicly funded system of job training and employment services. Most workforce development occurs in the workplace during the course of doing business. The federal government provides workforce development activities through WIA's programs and other programs designed to increase the employment and earnings of workers. Workforce development may include activities such as job search assistance, career counselling, occupational skill training, classroom training or on-the-job training.