Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Santee-Lynches Workforce Development Area (SLWDA) announces the availability of Incumbent Worker Training Assistance (IWT) under provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA). Funding is now available. The purpose of this IWT Program is to assist employers in training currently employed workers in an effort to keep businesses and workers competitive. Private Sector South Carolina Employers located in the counties of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter faced with changing skill requirements caused by expansion, new technology, retooling, new services/product lines, and new organizational restructuring or as part of a layoff aversion strategy may be eligible for IWT assistance. Expected priorities are applications which show a significant upgrade in employee skills and or wage increases, significant layoff avoidance strategies, training plans that emphasize occupational skills training and businesses who have not received an IWT agreement during the prior program year