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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOREmployment and Training AdministrationWashington D. C. 20210 CLASSIFICATION UI CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL TEUO ISSUE DATE August 2 1991 RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE DIRECTIVE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM LETTER NO. 38-91 TO ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES FROM DONALD J. KULICKAdministratorfor Regional Management SUBJECT Unemployment Insurance Program Improvement Training Workshops Purpose. To announce a series of three workshops for State employment security agency SESA personnel to be conducted in the fall by the Special Technical Assistance Project of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. To provide information on the schedule and locations of these workshops and procedures to facilitate SESA staff registrations. References.UIPL 33-89 and UIPL 7-91. Background.In late September 1990 the Department of Labor awarded an 18-month grant to the Pennsylvania SESA to provide technical assistance TA to other SESAs regarding the design and implementation of unemployment insurance UI program improvement PI studies. This special TA project will continue through March 1992. Such studies can support ongoing efforts of State UI Directors in using UI program data to identify ways to improve UI benefit operations. The grant project will offer TA to the SESAs in two primary ways a through the development of a technical assistance guide TAG for SESA staff use in planning studies and b by conducting training workshops for staff on research study design and implementation. Workshop Information. Objectives. The workshops are designed to provide hands-on training in study design and methodology to SESA staff responsible for conducting PI studies for SESA management. Participants will learn how to use the TAG in planning studies and in preparing study proposals for Regional and National Office approval. Workshop Leadership and Format. Grantee staff in conjunction with subcontracted independent research specialists Paul Burgess Ph. D. and Robert St. Louis Ph. D. of Arizona State University will conduct the workshops. Instructional presentations by the contractors will be alternated with small group work sessions throughout the three-day workshop. Participant groups 4 to 6 persons will work together in a series of step-by-step study planning sessions. Each group will have the goal of developing a model PI study proposal. The draft TAG will be used as a quot textbook quot during each workshop. A copy will be sent to registered participants prior to their coming to the workshop. Topics to be covered in the workshops are listed in the attachment. SESA Participation Who Should Attend It is recommended that the SESAs send two representatives to these workshops. One representative should be a UI program specialist who can serve the UI Director in gauging what problems or UI processes are appropriate for study. Another should be a UIQC technician or program analyst who is likely to have major responsibility for planning and conducting such studies for the Director. Workshop Schedule and Locations. Workshops are now scheduled in eastern central and western locations as indicated below. Each is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday from 8 30 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. each day. Participants are asked to plan their arrival and departure to ensure three full days of training. Dates and sites are Workshop 1 Sept. 16-20 Phoenix Tempe AZ Workshop 2 Oct. 21-25 Clearwater FL Workshop 3 Nov. 18-22 Denver CO Workshop Registration and Hotel Arrangements. Workshop Registration. It is requested that participants register with the grantee after receipt of this directive. Each workshop will accommodate 20 participants. For this reason registrations will be on a quot first come first served quot basis. Persons from the same SESA are encouraged to attend the same workshop if feasible. Registrations can be made by telephone or by FAX. Grantee Robert Dougherty and Steve Hinnenkamp Contacts QC Special Technical Assistance Project Room 501 Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Harrisburg PA. Registration 717 - 783-6378. FAX tel. no. 717 - 787-8040. Closing registration dates for the respective workshops are Workshop 1 Phoenix September 2 1991 Workshop 2 Clearwater September 21 1991 Workshop 3 Denver November 5 1991 Persons who register should provide this information name work address work telephone number and job title. They should also indicate their choice of workshops. The grantee requests first and second choices. In addition registrants are requested to inform their respective Regional Offices of their registrations. Registration Fee.A registration fee of 12.00 per person is requested. Fees will be collected on the first day A.M. of the workshop. Receipts will be offered. Costs.SESAs are responsible for all costs involved in attending the workshops. Hotel Information.Workshop registrants should make their own hotel reservations. Essential information follows for each workshop site Workshop 1 September 16-20 Phoenix Tempe Arizona Hotel Sheraton Mission Palms 60 E. Fifth St. Tempe AZ 85281 1-800-325-3535 Room rate 45.00day plus 9.05 tax. Reservations cut-off date September 2 Airporthotel transportation Call from airport forvan pick-up using hotel courtesy telephone or use commercial shuttle van service available for approximately 10.00 per person. Workshop 2 October 21-25 - Clearwater Florida Hotel Holiday Inn Surfside 400 Mandalay Ave. Clearwater FL 3463 1-800-753-3954 Room rate 54.00day plus 10 tax. Reservations cut-off date September 21 Airporthotel transportation Limousine service is available from Tampa International Airport approx. 10.00 . Workshop 3 November 18-22 - Denver CO Hotel Warwick Denver 1776 Grant St. Denver CO 80203 1-800-525-2888 Room rate 59.00 plus 11.9 tax. Reservations cut-off date November 5 Airporthotel transportation Hotel van available call from airport hotel courtesy telephone or use commercial shuttle service available for approximately 10.00 per person. Action Requested.All SESA Administrators are encouraged to provide a copy of this UIPL to appropriate UI managers and staff arrange if feasible for appropriate UI staff to participate in one of the training workshops. Inquiries.Direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office. Attachment.Proposed Workshop Topics. Attachment PROPOSED WORKSHOP TOPICS Unemployment Insurance program improvement studies are carried out to generate new data and findings that may shed light upon various operational problems or issues related to benefit payments. Below is a list of several broad topics that will be covered during the training workshops. These topics parallel closely the organizational and content of the technical assistance guide TAG that will be used in the workshops. General information and guidelines regarding UI program improvement studies. Problem identification in the UI environment. Establishing study goals and objectives. Establishing and maintaining organizationmanagement support. Alternative study approaches designs . Selection of the study approach methodology . Study preparationdesign and proposal writing. Data collection and recording. Analysis of study data and presentation of findings. Recommended actions.