Technical Assistance
Practical Strategies to Strengthen Workforce Programs and Partnerships
The LEAD Center provides technical assistance (TA) to support state and local workforce development boards, American Job Centers (AJCs), vocational rehabilitation agencies, and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partner organizations to meet the needs of job seekers with disabilities. The LEAD Center uses subject-matter experts to help workforce professionals address immediate challenges, build staff knowledge, improve coordination across systems, and implement effective job placement strategies for job seekers with disabilities. Whether you’re exploring a new approach or scaling a successful model, LEAD helps connect proven practices to real-world goals.
What to Expect
Here’s how the technical assistance process typically works, from request to delivery.
Areas of Expertise
Whether you’re exploring new ideas or scaling a proven model to increase employment for people with disabilities, the LEAD Center can help strengthen your workforce strategies. This document summarizes our areas of expertise. The LEAD Center’s technical assistance (TA) and subject-matter experts are available to workforce boards, American Job Centers (AJCs), vocational rehabilitation agencies, and their partners.
Systems Collaboration and Coordination
The LEAD Center supports state and local systems in strengthening coordination across workforce, education, and disability systems. Our TA helps align employment strategies, expand access to supportive services, and improve physical and programmatic accessibility within AJCs.
Career Pathways and Workforce Participation
Through strategic planning and TA, the LEAD Center increases the capacity of workforce and education partners to build and scale career pathways that support Americans with disabilities and advance their careers.
Professional Development
The LEAD Center provides TA to expand workforce system capacity through evidence-based training and support strategies that promote staff confidence, communication, and readiness.
Research and Evaluation
The LEAD Center helps workforce systems use data to guide decisions, improve outcomes, and institute effective strategies. Our TA supports program design, evaluation planning, and performance improvement.