To inform grant recipients of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) plan to replace its legacy grant processing system and to share information regarding the implementation schedule for GrantSolutions for grant processing and the Payment Management System (PMS) for financial reporting.

To ensure State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are aware that employers seeking to hire foreign workers for temporary employment under a supplemental H-2B visa cap for work certified to commence in FY 2023 must contact an American Job Center (AJC) for assistance in recruiting U.S. workers for their job opportunities.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to provide uniform guidance regarding the goals and use of the new ApprenticeshipUSA brand, inform the workforce system of key initiatives for Registered Apprenticeship expansion, and share technical resources that can be used to promote Registered Apprenticeship overall. This TEN replaces the previous TEN 20-15, “ApprenticeshipUSA Information and New Technical Assistance Resources for Starting and Enhancing Registered Apprenticeship Programs,” since the information contained in the previous TEN is now obsolete, and the current TEN provides new and more detailed information. The ApprenticeshipUSA brand will unify, engage, and empower all stakeholders in the national Registered Apprenticeship system to help support the Department of Labor’s (DOL) broader goals. DOL’s goals include striving to expand, diversify, modernize, and strengthen Registered Apprenticeship so it can continue to meet critical industry needs and build a pipeline of diverse talent into good, quality jobs, especially for historically underserved and marginalized communities.

To announce the release of updated content published on the UI ID fraud reporting website at www.dol.gov/fraud and to encourage states to align their public messaging with the new content and reporting instructions on this website.

To ensure states are aware of the Schedule of Remuneration for the UCX program that reflects the military pay increase effective January 1, 2023.

To provide information regarding the 2023 UI SIDES Seminar to be hosted by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) on April 18-20, 2023, in Indianapolis, IN.

To remind states of the continuing availability of the self-paced, online Federal-State UC Legislative Seminar, in partnership with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA).

To announce the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) upcoming virtual SMART training conference. This training opportunity is scheduled to be held on February 14 – 16, 2023, and is intended for all ETA grant recipients and stakeholders.

To announce a joint communication from Department of Labor’s (Department) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the workforce development opportunities associated with additional broadband and wireless telecommunications investment.

To promote a framework for all workforce stakeholders, including infrastructure project leads, to engage the public workforce system in implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with strong workforce commitments and proven strategies that produce high-quality education, training, and employment opportunities for all workers.