To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper – Green Jobs and Health Care Implementation Study: Interim Report.

To announce the release and availability of three ETA reports: Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Initiative; Department of Labor Report to Congress on FY 2009 Appropriation for Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments; and Impact of the Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) Initiative in Nevada.

To provide policy and program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of Labor Market Information and Workforce Information (LMI-WI) core and special information services to state and local workforce investment boards (WIBs), One-Stop Career Centers, businesses, other employers, and the job-seeking public.

To provide SCSEP state and territorial grant applicants with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for Program Year (PY) 2012 funds, with a period of performance beginning July 1, 2012.

To provide adjusted funding levels for Program Year (PY) 2011 allotments for the Dislocated Worker program under WIA Title I Section 132(c) on recapture and reallotment.

To strongly encourage states to both promote volunteerism in their communities, and interpret state law to not disqualify individuals from receipt of Unemployment Compensation (UC) as a result of volunteer activities.

To improve public access to frequently requested federal records and contribute to an accountable and transparent government, the Department of Labor (Department) will take steps to post all Forms ETA-9042/OMB No. 1205-0342 petitions for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) (hereinafter, referred to as “petition”) on the Department's Web site.

To provide guidance to states on how to apply for, and the requirements for approval of, demonstration projects provided in Title II of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which is officially named the Extended Benefits, Reemployment, and Program Integrity Improvement Act.

To encourage the workforce system to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to provide assistance and support to small and medium-sized manufacturing firms with the ultimate goal of supporting economic growth while preserving and creating jobs.

To announce the availability of technical assistance resources for States, local areas, and tribal entities developing Career Pathway systems.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012.

To announce the release and availability of a new Employment and Training Administration (ETA) research report entitled:  Improving the Effectiveness of Individual Training Accounts:  Long Term Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Three Service Delivery Models.

To provide guidance for the funding and management of FY 2012 annual grant allocations in order to perform FLC program activities.

To share the interagency support for career pathways systems building to meet the education and training needs of adults. This notice is also intended to encourage States and local areas to improve coordination and collaboration across the public workforce, adult basic education, career and technical education, and human and social service systems, thereby promoting the use of career pathways approaches and helping American workers advance successfully in the labor market.

To provide instructions to NFJP training grantees on preparing and submitting PY 2012 grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).

To provide instructions to NFJP housing grantees on preparing and submitting PY 2012 grant plans under Section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA).

To share with the public workforce system opportunities to support the Summer Jobs + Initiative for the summer of 2012.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to:

• Provide options for states to have approved plans in place for Program Years (PY) 2012-2016 for the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and Wagner-Peyser (W-P) Act, and for W-P Agricultural Outreach.
• Communicate changes to state planning requirements under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) data collection No. 1205-0398, Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Strategic State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner Peyser Act.
• Provide options for states to have approved Senior Community Employment Service Program (SCSEP) Plans in place for PY 2012-PY 2015.

To inform State Workforce Agencies (SWAs), SWA liaisons, and National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grantees of Monitor Advocate training sessions, which will take place at the MAFO National Farmworker Conference.

To provide the workforce system with Information Memoranda sent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to TANF jurisdictions, State CSBG offices, and local CSBG entities that encourage the use of TANF and CSBG funds for summer employment opportunities. Also, to encourage the public workforce system to partner with TANF jurisdictions, State CSBG offices, and local CSBG entities in their efforts to promote subsidized employment opportunities allowable under TANF and CSBG funding for the creation and expansion of subsidized summer employment for low-income youth.