To announce the availability of new tools and resources for use by state Unemployment Insurance (UI) agencies and the workforce system to support reemployment of UI claimants and other jobseekers. The tools include a framework that "re-envisions" work search requirements for UI claimants to support their successful reemployment in the 21st century labor market and a My Reemployment Plan tool and implementation guide for use by jobseekers and workforce professionals providing reemployment services in American Job Centers (AJCs).

Since 2011, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has overseen an impact evaluation of the Federally-funded YouthBuild program. This Training and Employment Notice (TEN) announces the release and availability of the evaluation's first report presenting interim impact findings: Building a Future: Interim Impact Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to provide State and Local workforce system leaders and other stakeholders an informational Q&A on the requirements for regional and local planning under WIOA. The Q&A also addresses the role of Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Boards) in reviewing provider applications for the local competition under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), which are required under WIOA to align with Local Plans.

To announce the availability on www.SkillsCommons.org of open source educational resources to train adults for occupations in 16 high-demand fields including manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and Information Technology. The resources are available to all training providers.

To announce the publication of the Apprenticeship Program's Equal Employment Opportunity final rule in the Federal Register on December 19, 2016.

To announce the release and availability of issue briefs from the current evaluation of the Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) Specialized American Job Centers. These briefs provide lessons learned and implementation issues faced by grantees working to provide employment and training services for incarcerated individuals.

To announce the availability of a technical assistance resource, the Career Pathways Toolkit: An Enhanced Guide and Workbook for System Development, for States, locals, tribal entities, and competitive grantees developing career pathways systems.

To ensure states are aware of the Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2017.

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) announces the release and availability of two papers under the subject project: Strategies for Connecting Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claimants to the Workforce System: Findings from the Implementation Study of the UI Workforce Connectivity Grant Program, and Experiences of Three States in Developing Social Media Strategies for Employment Assistance Programs.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to provide the workforce system examples, best practices, partnership models, and information on how to align resources available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to increase services to English Language Learners (ELL) with substantial cultural and language barriers to employment. It further provides information to the workforce system, including partner programs and entities that are jointly responsible for workforce and economic development, educational, and other human resource programs, about how to align their efforts to provide basic career services, individualized career services, and training services.