WIA Policy Letter 8A-2000 is attached and rescinds WIA Guidance Letter 8-2000 Revision 1, dated March 15, 2000. The new letter should replace the old one in your WIA Rules, Policy and Guidance Letters notebook. The length of initial certification of training providers was changed from 12 months to 18 months. The time extension was necessary to facilitate policy decisions regarding subsequent eligibility requirements.