WIOA programs integrate U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act frameworks into Puerto Rico's economic development strategy. Programs include on-the-job training, youth development, and apprenticeships that complement Act 60 tax incentives.

While tax incentives attract businesses and investment, WIOA programs prepare the local workforce to fill created jobs. Training, youth development, and apprenticeship initiatives reduce skills mismatches and support inclusive growth across regions and demographics.

Benefits involve access to training funds, wage subsidies, or structured workforce partnerships rather than tax rate reductions. Employers partnering with WIOA programs receive support for training and may meet employment obligations in Act 60 decrees.

For Act 60 participants, this chapter explains how workforce programs support compliance with employment requirements under tax decrees. Coordinating tax incentives with WIOA initiatives helps build resilient talent pipelines and contributes to long-term workforce development in Puerto Rico.