This guidance provides states with revised allotment levels for WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker FY 2017 funds, which became available to states in October 2016. This Change 1 to TEGL 17-15 revises the funding available to states on October 2016 to reflect the 0.496 percent reduction enacted in the short-term Continuing Appropriations Act for FY 2017 that was enacted on September 29, 2016 and corrects the Adults age range for the economically disadvantaged data factor.

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.

To emphasize the importance of States addressing Year 2000 issues affecting the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) system, provide guidance on Year 2000 compliance, and seek the assistance of States in identifying and overcoming potential problems.

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1998.

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.

Purpose. To distribute the APP and request States to:
a) inform service providers of the APP performance goals and
b) pursue performance strategies related to the goals.

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 provide tables for Fiscal Years (FY) 1981-96 showing estimated Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) payments made by employers of each State and the amounts returned to the States for program administration and benefit payments. Totals for FY 1981-96 are also included.

To respond to questions from state workforce agencies regarding the requirements of Federal law pertaining to permissible drug testing of certain UC applicants.

To announce the approval and extension of the data collection authority for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit(WOTC) program and the Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Tax Credit by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); transmit the revised administrative and redesigned reporting forms; and provide related guidance.