To announce the continued availability of up to $31 million (remaining of an initial $38 million set-aside) in National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) from funds available in Program Years (PY) 2016 and 2017 as part of the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative, and to increase the maximum award amount to $5 million from the previously-announced $2 million, to support the planning and implementation of workforce strategies for regions and communities that are negatively impacted by changes in the coal economy.

To update the guidance in TEGL 12-14 to States on the funding limits of PY 2014 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015) for planning and implementation activities associated with the transition to WIOA.

To inform states of the benefits of using SIDES as the exclusive means to request and receive separation information from employers and third party administrators (TPAs) and to highlight the additional SIDES data exchange formats currently available.

To provide corrections to the TAA Operating Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act of 1974, issued in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 5-15 dated September 4, 2015.

To encourage the public workforce system to consider policies and strategies that support Unemployment Insurance (UI) beneficiaries who are seeking postsecondary education and training opportunities, including longer-term training and education programs.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.

To announce and solicit nominations for the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Legislative Seminar.

To announce the 2016 Unemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity Symposium, being held on December 7-8, 2016, in Baltimore, Maryland.

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws Effective July 2016.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) Change 2 provides current SCSEP national grantees with the application instructions, allocations, and the process and procedures for the second quarter of Program Year (PY) 2016. We will provide further information at a later date on the transition to grants that will be awarded under the SCSEP Funding Announcement (FOA) to provide SCSEP services for the PY 2016 third and fourth quarters.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce the implementation schedule for an integrated performance reporting system for ETA and VETS workforce programs. Grantees under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (titles I and III), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), H-1B Job Training Grants, Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO), and Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) will report performance measure outcomes under a new integrated system that will generally become available after July 1, 2016 for testing, and after October 1, 2016 for reporting. This TEN provides, for each program, a timeline for system availability and expected submission of performance data.

To transmit to state unemployment compensation (UC) and workforce agencies joint guidance with the Department of Education on exchanging confidential UC information with educational and training providers to meet the performance accountability requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to update TEN 42-15 regarding the release of the WIOA final regulations, specifically:

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Department of Labor-Only; Final Rule
• Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act); Final Rule
• State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage; Final Rule
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Miscellaneous Program Changes; Final Rule

These rules published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2016.

To provide checklists of all currently active ETA Advisories as well as checklists of all ETA Advisories rescinded/cancelled since the previously issued checklists.

The purpose of this program guidance is to provide information and instructions on how to participate in a pilot to test an alternative method for applying for a Layoff Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG).

To announce the release and availability of the research report: Employer Views about the Short-Time Compensation Program: A Survey and Analysis in Four States Final Report.

To provide:

1. Preliminary FY 2017 dollars and staff year base resource planning targets for UI operations to be used in planning and developing State Quality Service Plans (SQSP);
2. General guidelines for FY 2017 resource planning; and
3. An explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among states.

To announce the availability of up to $65 million for Reemployment & System Integration (RSI) Dislocated Worker Grants (RSI-DWGs) of up to $1.1 million per State (including Outlying Areas), to support high quality service delivery and improve employment outcomes for dislocated workers, including those who are also unemployment insurance claimants or long-term unemployed, through investment in integrated technology solutions that support connectivity across programs and services provided to dislocated workers. These grants will be funded through the National Dislocated Worker Grant program.

To provide guidance and information on the requirement to have participants of the U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service's (VETS) homeless veterans programs enroll in WIOA title I workforce programs available through AJCs.

To notify State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 funds for activities that support improved operations through the prevention and detection of UI improper benefit payments, state performance improvements, and addressing outdated Information Technology (IT) system infrastructures.