TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER No. 26-15

Status: Canceled

Subject:

Negotiating Performance Goals for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Programs and the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service as amended by Title III, for Program Year (PY) 2016 and PY 2017

Purpose:

To inform States of the guidelines for the negotiation process for the first two years of implementation of the WIOA title I programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth) and the Wagner-Peyser Employment Service program, as amended by title III of WIOA, for PY 2016 and PY 2017. Once negotiated levels are agreed upon by each State and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), they will be incorporated into the State Unified or Combined Plan. This guidance also provides information on the negotiations process for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act programs under title II of WIOA and the Vocational Rehabilitation program as amended by title IV of WIOA for PY 2016 and 2017.

To

STATE AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE WORKFORCE
INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS

From

PORTIA WU
Assistant Secretary

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1. Attachment I: Recommended Timeline for the PY 2016 and PY 2017 Negotiations Process
2. Attachment II: Executive Summary of the Statistical Adjustment Model
3. Attachment III A: Note to Reviewer
4. Attachment III B: Excel Spreadsheet Tool for the Negotiation Process
5. Attachment IV: WIOA Operating Guidance TEGL References
6. Attachment V: Data Tools for Identifying Characteristics of Participants and Economic Conditions
7. Attachment VI: Negotiated Indicators of Performance for PY 2016 and PY 2017