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Final FY 2013 Workforce Investment Act Allotments
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This document from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 allotments to states and outlying areas for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities along with Wagner-Peyser funding and Workforce Information Grants. |
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Update on Job Training as Cross-Agency Priority Goal
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This report by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides an update on Job Training as it was idenitified as a Corss Agency Priority Goal for the federal Fiscal Year 2013 (October 2012-September 2013). This is the first quarterly update provided by OMB. |
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Advisory Regarding Updated WIA Youth and Adult Data for PY 2013
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This notice advises states that economically disadvantaged youth and adult data for use in the WIA Youth and Adult within-state allocation formulas are available on the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) website and that states should use this data in PY 2013 and future within-state allocation formulas. |
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DOL Notice on Calculating WIA Allotments in FY 2013
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This Training and Employment Notice, issued by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration on March 20, 2013, is meant to assist states in annual budget planning because of the lack oFy 2013 full year appropriations. It provides advance notice of potnential impacts of applying current deemographic and employment data on WIA allotment formulas. |
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Announcement for Guide to Online Tools for High School Students
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This is an announcement of the release and availability of the "What's My Next Move?" guide to exploring careers online suing electronic tools from the U.S. Department of Labor. The guide was developed to support high school students in developing their education and career plans. |
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Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act - HR 803)
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H.R. 803, entitled the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (or SKILLS Act) reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act of 1999. It was introduced by Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on February 25, 2013. A hallmark of the bill is that it focuses on consolidating the federal workforce program by forming a single Workforce Investment Fund from 35 programs. |
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Administration of Technology-Based Learning Surveys (Training and Employment Notice)
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This Training and Employment Notice (TEN 21-12), issued by the Department of Labor's Employment and training Administration on February 15, 2013, alerts State Workforce Agency Administrators and Local Workforce Investment Board Executive Directors that a study of Technology-Based Learning in the public workforce system is being implemented and their completion of the surveys will support this study. |
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2014 GED Test Series Information - Training and Employment Notice (January 16, 2013)
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This notice provides the workforce development system with information related to the 2014 General Education Development (GED) Test series. It was was issued by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration on January 16, 2013. |
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Evaluation of Wworkforce Investment Act Waivers Final Report
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This is the final report from an evaluation, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, on a selection of specific waivers from some requirements asscoaited with the Workforce Investment Act. Drawing from the two interim reports and additional analysis, this
final report summarizes the findings from all phases of data collection
under the study. Some of the
observations in the final report include lessons learned from the waiver
implementation process such as the need to streamline the waiver
request process and waiver-related paperwork requirements and the need
to share information and guidance on waivers and their potential uses
as well as the benefits of approving waivers for longer periods of
time. |
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Evaluation of Waivers Granted Under WIA: Profiles of 12 Sites in Final Interim Report
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This second interim report, released by Mathematica Policy Research in January 2013, provides findings primarily from the second
phase of data collection for this study. The report focuses on profiles
of the 12 local areas visited and provides descriptive information
about waiver use in those local areas. The profiles combine data
collected from state officials about the waiver application and
implementation process with information collected on site during
discussions with local area staff, employers, and training providers. |
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