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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Leslie A. Dunbar, (212)558-5438

Max Smith, (212)558-5371

QUERYMASTER CD-ROM BRINGS THE

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT RIGHT TO THE DESKTOP

New York, NY, March 2002–The National Urban League’s Workforce Investment Demonstration Project (WIDP) team has released a CD-ROM that helps workforce development professionals stay up-to-minute on the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) through access to fully searchable text of the Act, the Final Rules of the Act, links to critical information and resources and more.

Produced in partnership with Frameweld, a one-stop shop for powering organizations with innovative Internet and rich media solutions and products using cutting-edge technology (www.frameweld.com), the National Urban League WIA QueryMaster is the most comprehensive attempt to put all the details of the WIA at the fingertips of the workforce development community.

The WIA QueryMaster search engine facilitates the task of locating specific references within the WIA law and regulations, and the common terms utilized in both the law and regulations. Users can just type in the keywords they are trying to find information about and QueryMaster returns documents related to that keyword.

Users can narrow a search to certain sections of the WIA of the Final Rules by searching the table of contents, or through a Boolean search.

Other QueryMaster features include:

About WIDP - A historical backgrounder on the WIDP, including a video presentation and a link to the WIDP home page on the Web.

Document Downloads — Select documents related to the WIA, including WIA Legislation, Final rules, WIA Conference Report, "Plain English" Version of the Act, Summary of Workforce Development Provisions of the Act and Side-by-Side Comparison of WIA to Current Law at the Time of Passage.

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Internet Links — List of select links to further information and analysis of the WIA, including the National Urban League, US Workforce, Workforce Excellence Network, WIA Implementation Resources, WIA Policy and Implementation Information, WIA Implementation Training Modules and the One-Stop System.

Tips on Navigation, a help section and even Tips on Printing help make QueryMaster easy-to use.

For purchasing information, contact Beverly Gross-Spencer, Operations Manager, WIDP at 212-558-5324, or send an email to bgrossspencer@nul.org

The Urban League is the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. The National Urban League, headquartered in New York City, spearheads the nonprofit, nonpartisan movement, while Urban League affiliates operate in more than 100 cities in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

The National Urban League Workforce Investment Demonstration (WIDP) provides technical assistance and training to Urban League affiliates involved in workforce development that enables them to actively participate in their state and local Workforce Investment Act plans. (//www.usworkforce.org) WIDP sponsors professional development workshops for affiliate workforce development managers and line staff and has developed partnerships with other national CBOs like Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (//oicg.org/) and SER Jobs for Progress.