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Creating Your Account in the WIOA State Plan Portal (New Accounts)

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These steps are for you if you need to create a new WIOA State Plan Portal account. Please select from the following three options and follow the appropriate steps to create your account.
 

Option 1: Existing Login.gov users who need a new WIOA portal account

  1. Ensure the government-approved email address you need to use for the WIOA portal is an email address alredy exists in your Login.gov profile. If it doesn't, you must add it before you can create your new WIOA portal account.
  2. Go to the WIOA State Plan Portal website (https://wioaplans.ed.gov/) and select 'Create Account' from the menu.
    WIOA menu with "Create Account" selected in a green box
  3. Navigate through the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notice and accept them. You will be redirected to the secure login page.
  4. Select the 'Sign in with Login.gov' option.
    Secure Login page with Sign in with Login.gov selected in a green box
  5. Use the same government-approved email address* you need to use for the WIOA portal to sign into Login.gov.
  6. Follow the steps to create a new account by entering all the necessary information about your role in WIOA.
  7. Request your roles and access to the portal.

 

Option 2: Users who need a new Login.gov account and a new WIOA portal account

Go to the WIOA State Plan Portal website (https://wioaplans.ed.gov/) and select 'Create Account' from the menu.
WIOA portal menu with "Create Account" selected in a green box

Navigate through the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notice and accept them. You will be redirected to the secure login page.

Department of Education's secure login page with option to create a Login.gov account selected in a green box

  • Where the page reads, "Don't have an account? If you don't have an account already, sign up here:" select 'Create Login.gov account.'  
    • When you set up Login.gov, you'll need certain items on hand, such as your ID, a cell phone number, PIV or CAC cards, and a work-related email address.
    • You need to ensure the same government-approved email address* for the WIOA portal is associated with your Login.gov account.
    • If you need help during this process, refer to the Login.gov help center.
  1. After you have successfully set up your Login.gov account, you will be redirected to the WIOA State Plan Portal. 
  2. Follow the steps to create a new account by entering all the necessary information about your role in WIOA.
  3. Request your roles and access to the portal.

 

Option 3: Department of Education users who need a new WIOA portal account

  1. Go to the WIOA State Plan Portal website (https://wioaplans.ed.gov/) and select 'Create Account' from the menu.
    WIOA menu with "Create Account" selected in a green box
  2. Navigate through the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notice and accept them. You will be redirected to the secure login page.
  3. Select the Department of Education option.
    Secure Login page with "Department of Education Account" option selected in a green box
  4. Follow the steps to create a new account by entering all the necessary information about your role in WIOA.
  5. Request your roles and access to the portal.

*Exceptions to the government email address rule must be approved and then requested via the WIOA help desk. These requests will only be approved when you do not otherwise have an official government email address.

Requesting Roles and Access: New Accounts

The first time you login to the portal after you have created your account, you will be directed to the Request Access page. It will display either state or federal roles and descriptions, according to the employee type you selected when you created your account.

Requesting Access

To select the roles and access you need to perform your work, view the Requesting Roles and Access Job Aid.