To assist State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") in administering the TAA Program by providing guidance on the effects of strikes and lockouts on eligibility for TAA Program benefits, including TRA.

To transmit to States the final format and instructions for the JTPA Summary Program Report (JSPR), formerly called the JASPR, (ETA 9047).

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) Change 3 provides the newly awarded national and set-aside SCSEP grantees with the allocations and the process and procedures for requesting Optional Special Requests (OSR) for the third and fourth quarters of Program Year (PY) 2016.

To transmit guidance regarding: (1) the handling of waiver extensions for waivers granted in PY 1997; (2) performance outcomes under PY 1998 waiver extensions; (3) the development and submission of PY 1998 requests for waivers of JTPA and W-P Act general statutory/regulatory provisions; and (4) the handling of general statutory waivers granted to States which have been designated as Workforce Flexibility Partnership Demonstration States (Work-Flex States).

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 25-15, Change 1 clarifies the U.S. Department of Labor's policy on eligibility determinations for the new target group (see Section 6), changes the certification date from September 29, 2016, to September 28, 2016 (see Section 9), increases the number of days from 30 days to 90 days for employers to submit a needs letter (see Section 12), and extends the 90-day grace period for states to modify their automated systems and grants an additional 90-day grace period for State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) to accept certification requests on "previously OMB approved"forms (see Section 13). The remainder of this TEGL informs and provides procedural guidance to the State Workforce Agency (SWA), participating agencies, and Federal and State partners on the retroactive legislative reauthorization of all Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) target groups, the Empowerment Zones that expired on December 31, 2014, and the introduction of a new target group and new WOTC ETA Forms. This TEGL also provides procedural guidance to SWAs for processing and issuing determinations for all certification requests.

Registered Apprenticeship is an important workforce development strategy that the workforce system provides to its customers, both job seekers and employers. It is an evidence-based model for job seekers and is a job-driven strategy for employers and industries. Engagement with employers, institutions of higher education, and policy makers has ramped up significantly in order to achieve the administration's goal to double the number of apprentices across the United States. This is an historic opportunity for the workforce system to expand its business base and offer job seekers greater employment prospects while offering employers a strategic approach to talent development. The purpose of this guidance is to provide information about the new provisions for Registered Apprenticeship in WIOA, including the status of Registered Apprenticeship sponsors as Eligible Training Providers, membership on State and Local Workforce Boards, the use of WIOA funding to support Registered Apprenticeship, reporting on Registered Apprenticeship activity, and suggestions about how to coordinate with the Registered Apprenticeship system.

To transmit to States and outlying areas estimated funding levels for WIOA Title I Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker program allotments for PY 2017.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides information on the requirements to designate or certify one-stop operators through a competitive process as setforth in sec. 121(d)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The WIOA Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions ("WIOA Joint Final Rule") was published in the Federal Register (FR) on August 19, 2016, with an effective date of October 18, 2016, at 81 FR 55791.This guidance has been reviewed by our Federal partners in the one-stop system, and is based on the statutory provisions of WIOA and its final implementing regulations.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides general guidance for the implementation of operational requirements under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) pertaining to the one-stop delivery system, branded nationally as the American Job Center network. Due to the broad scope of the one-stop delivery system, encompassing multiple programs administered by different Federal agencies, this guidance provides the primary components for understanding and implementing an integrated American Job Center network. Consistent with the requirement to promote increased public identification of the one-stop delivery system and the requirement for the use of a common identifier across the nation (WIOA sec. 121(e)(4)), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), established the "American Job Center" network, a unifying name and brand that identifies online and in-person workforce development services as part of a single network of publicly-funded services. The use of the American Job Center network designation in this guidance establishes a framework for accentuating and implementing an integrated workforce delivery system. DOL and ED, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the Departments), published the WIOA Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Final Rule (Joint WIOA Final Rule) on August 19, 2016, in the Federal Register at 81 FR 55791. The Joint WIOA Final Rule, which became effective on October 18, 2016, can be found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/08/19/2016-15977/workforce-innovation-and-opportunity-act-joint-rule-for-unified-and-combined-state-plans-performance.

This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) provides guidance on the operating costs of the one-stop delivery system, which are comprised of infrastructure costs and additional costs (i.e., career services, shared operating costs, and shared services) in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and its implementing regulations.