The Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium (CIETC) is a public agency formed in an agreement among the City of Des Moines, and the surrounding counties of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story and Warren.
The agency was the subject of local media coverage and controversy when the compensation plans for executives at CIETC were disclosed.
CIETC created an agreement with the 11th Regional Workforce Investment Board (RWIB) to provide employment and training services.
CIETC administers three programs: Promise Jobs, WIA,[clarification needed] and Welfare-to-work.
On March 31, 2006, David A. Vaudt from the Auditor's Office for the State of Iowa released a report concerning an investigation of misuse of federal and state funds to pay excessive salaries and bonuses to three executive members at CIETC.