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Program year 2008 workforce information grants
Summary ETA gave states application and management instructions for program year 2008 Workforce Information Grants, with a statement of work, reporting forms and allotment information. ETA now labels this period-specific advisory Canceled.
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Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 31-07
Date issued
June 6, 2008
Status
Withdrawn
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CLASSIFICATION
WORKFORCE INFORMATION
Employment and Training Administration
Advisory System CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
U.S. Department of Labor DWSS/WORKFORCE INFORMATION
Washington, D.C. 20210
DATE
June 6, 2008
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 31-07
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
ALL STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND
DIRECTORS
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: BRENT R. ORRELL /s/
Acting Assistant Secretary
Employment and Training Administration
SUBJECT: Application Instructions for Program Year (PY) 2008 Workforce
Information Grants: Workforce Information Formula Allocations to States
1. Purpose. To announce the grant application process and to transmit guidance for
the development and management of the PY 2008 Workforce Information grants to
states.
2. References. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520); Wagner-Peyser Act (48 Stat. 1B, 29 U.S.C. 49), Sections 7(a)(3)(D), 7(d), and
15; Sections 111(d)(8) and 309 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (Pub. L. 105-
220, 29 U.S.C. 2801, et seq.); Parts I and II, Section IV of the WIA/Wagner-Peyser
Two-Year Planning Guidance (70 Federal Register 19206 (April 12, 2005)); 29 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 93, 96, 97, and 98; Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A-87; and, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (29 U.S.C. 794d).
3. OMB Approval. In conformance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OMB
reviewed and approved the information collection (OMB Control Number 1205-
0417).
RESCISSIONS EXPIRATION DATE
None Continuing
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That approval expires May 31, 2011. Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency cannot
conduct, sponsor, or require a response to a collection of information unless the
collection displays a valid OMB Control Number. The reason for the collection of
information is for the planning and management of the workforce information
formula grants to states (WIGS).
4. Background. The world is witnessing one of the greatest economic
transformations in history. Revolutions in technology and information have
ushered in the era we know as globalization. This era is marked by tremendous
advances in communications, travel, and trade, allowing individuals instant access
to commerce from almost anywhere in the world. While some regions of the
country have thrived as a result of globalization, others have struggled to compete.
Some regions and states are seeking to transform their economies because they
have been dependent on a few industries that are not faring well in the global
economy. These regions are being forced to revitalize and reinvent themselves. At
the same time many regions have made considerable progress in incorporating
talent and skills development into their larger economic strategies and integrating
workforce development, economic development, and education efforts into a
comprehensive system that is both flexible and responsive to the needs of
businesses and workers.
To facilitate the growth of a regional economy, attention to three critical elements is
required: infrastructure, investment, and talent. The Workforce Innovation in
Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative was launched in recognition
that this third key element, talent, drives prosperity. Beyond the initial investment
in 39 WIRED regions, ETA is encouraging regional economies throughout the
nation to adopt the WIRED framework for economic prosperity and use the
blueprint for talent development in regional economies as a model for planning
and action. The framework and blueprint (along with workforce information
resources to support application of the blueprint) are found at
http://careeronestop.org/RED/ .
One of the keys to success in regional economic development is the quality and
strength of the regional partnership. The partnership should be composed of the
organizations necessary to transform the regional economy, including the
workforce investment system, economic development, education, civic, business,
government, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic organizations to drive economic
transformation. Together, they should gather and analyze a wide array of current
workforce information and economic data in order to create new knowledge about
regional economies to support strategic planning, routinely track economic
conditions, benchmark economic competitiveness in the global marketplace, and
measure outcomes.
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Section five below provides highlights of the vision and ETA’s goals, strategies,
and expectations for the workforce information system.
5. Workforce Information Goals and Strategies. ETA’s goal is to continue the
transformation to workforce information and services that support regional
economies. To achieve this goal, ETA expects states to:
• Develop workforce information and economic analyses to support regional
economic development initiatives;
• Participate in economic and workforce activities that are designed to identify
regional assets, exploit strengths and opportunities, and address weaknesses;
• Help economic development project teams address gaps identified in their
assessments and participate as catalysts in the development of implementation
strategies;
• Help develop integrated economic development strategies unifying workforce
and economic development systems and connecting to other public and private
entities; and
• Integrate workforce information and economic data into user-friendly and
accessible tools, information, and products for use by workforce professionals in
providing career guidance for students, adults, and workers of all ages to use in
making career decisions.
In addition to the workforce information routinely produced by the state workforce
agencies (SWAs), ETA expects that other relevant data sources will be leveraged by
grantees to expand the scope and enhance the utility of information products and
services. To assist the workforce investment system to consider and use a wider
variety of workforce information, ETA developed a “Catalogue of Workforce
Information Sources: Decision Making Assistance for Regional Economic
Development ”. Updated annually the catalogue can be found at
http://careeronestop.org/Red/Catalogue.doc.
The catalogue is designed to be a compilation of accessible data sources (Federal,
state, and private sector) that can help support local, state, and regional planning
efforts. Divided into three parts, the catalogue begins with a review of workforce
and labor market information sources, lists, portals, and systems for workforce and
labor market information decision support, and ends with a section on data
integration and analysis tools and services.
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Among the resources captured in the Catalogue are data available from
government sources such as:
• U.S. Department of Labor;
• U.S. Department of Commerce;
• U.S. Census Bureau;
• Bureau of Economic Analysis;
• the Federal Reserve;
• National Center for Education Statistics;
• U.S. Department of Transportation; and
• U.S. Patent and Trade Office.
Supplemental data sources that SWAs should also consider include:
• Data collected by economic development agencies, trade, and industry
associations, and Chambers of Commerce;
• Data from site selection subscription services;
• Data from state and private sector job banks such as America’s Job
Exchange.com, Careerbuilder.com, JOBcentral.com, Monster.com, and,
Employon.com to analyze skills in demand for geographic areas;
• Demographic characteristics of the workforce such as educational attainment,
and where workers live and work;
• Industry cluster analyses;
• Occupational analyses; and, occupational supply and demand analyses from job
vacancy statistics;
• Education assets such as the presence of community colleges, proprietary
schools, and four year institutions;
• Training program inventories;
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• Infrastructure and economic asset maps for geographic areas;
• Venture capital availability and investments; and
• Government, university, and private sector research investments.
6. Partnership Expectations. These PY 2008 workforce information grant guidelines
require consultation between the grantees’ SWAs, state workforce investment
boards (SWIBs), local workforce investment boards (LWIBs), the leadership of
WIRED grantees within the state, and other strategic partners in order to
increase the scope and utility of workforce information to inform talent and
economic development strategies and enhance career guidance.
ETA expects grantees to operate as catalysts for establishing strategic partnerships
driving the regional economic development framework. Grantees are also
expected to collaborate with the partners -- economic development agencies,
education and training institutions, business groups, industry associations, and
other public and private producers and distributors of labor market and economic
information -- to gather and analyze a wide variety of workforce and economic
data to drive strategic planning, track economic conditions, benchmark
competitiveness, and measure outcomes.
Exemplary tools, products, and processes developed through state and local
partnerships, including those identified by the Workforce Information Innovators
Network (WIN/WIN), will be shared and made available for system review and
sharing through ETA’s Web portal, Workforce3One (www.workforce3one.org).
Additionally, the annual workforce information performance reports submitted by
the states are reviewed by both regional and national ETA staff. States should view
and use this grant deliverable as an opportunity to fully communicate and
highlight the partnerships, activities, and other outcomes attained during the
program year. The annual report should be more than just a compilation or listing
of state workforce information products that is simply updated from year to year.
7. Funding and Leveraging Resources. Funds will be provided to states to produce,
at a minimum, the core information products and services required by Attachment
III of this guidance, and for the development of other workforce information
products and services which, at a state’s discretion, might be required to support
the transformation of the workforce system to a talent development system.
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A total of $31,863,448 is available for PY 2008, minus $176,472 allocated in total to
Guam and the Virgin Islands. DOL will distribute the remaining amount of
$31,686,976 by formula to states and the District of Columbia, with 40% distributed
equally to all states and 60% distributed based on each state’s relative share of the
civilian labor force for the 12-month period ending September 2007 (see
Attachment I for the table of state allocations). States are urged to collaborate with
other data providers and to leverage resources in order to expand their capacity to
produce quality workforce information and economic analysis. Many entities have
expertise and resources that can be leveraged. Some examples of leveraging
resources are developing fee-for-service agreements with customer organizations;
obtaining matching funds from other organizations for a common grant activity; or
incorporating other organizations’ labor market or economic information to
enhance the scope and utility of workforce information.
8. State Certification of Required Grant Deliverables. States must submit a grant
Statement of Work Certification (see Attachment IV) affirming that all six
deliverables required by the grant Statement of Work Guidelines (see Attachment
III) will be accomplished during PY 2008. The Certification must be signed by the
governor or by both the SWA administrator and the chairperson of the SWIB.
If circumstances prevent accomplishment of a specific grant deliverable during PY
2008, a deferral must be negotiated by the state with the ETA Regional
Administrator including the reasons for delay and a proposed completion date
noted as an addendum to the Statement of Work Certification. Planned grant
activities and grant accomplishments must be documented by the regional office in
the state’s grant file and those records made accessible, per 29 CFR, Part 97.42(e)(1),
for examination by ETA or other authorized Federal representatives.
9. Accountability. The effectiveness of grantee performance will be assessed and
documented through the following approach:
a. ETA Grant Reviews. The ETA regional offices will conduct periodic reviews of
states’ progress towards meeting the PY 2008 certified grant deliverables, the
degree to which collaboration with the SWIB and other partners exists and
quarterly reviews of grant expenditures and obligations.
b. Performance Reporting. ETA implemented common measures reporting and
revised reporting requirements in PY 2005. These include reporting on the
impact of workforce information services on participant outcomes. As of
July 1, 2005, states were required to capture a wide variety of workforce
information services provided to participants and to report the outcomes
achieved by participants who received workforce information services. States
began reporting the Entered Employment Rate, Employment Retention Rate
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after Six Months, and Earnings for participants following receipt of workforce
information services. In PY 2008, ETA will continue to monitor the outcomes
achieved by participants who received workforce information services.
c. Consultation and Customer Satisfaction Assessment. Section 15 of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (WIA Section 309) requires states to consult with customers
about the labor market relevance of the information disseminated through the
statewide workforce information system. ETA interprets customers to include
those marshaled by the workforce system, WIRED grantees, and other regional
economic development partners to foster talent and economic development.
Consultation with the workforce investment system and other customers
provides the basis for formulating continuous improvement strategies for
workforce information. ETA is not prescribing an approach or methodology
for conducting customer consultations. Methods might include focus groups,
various types of surveys, documented consultations, customer satisfaction
assessments, or other methods the state considers appropriate.
d. Annual Performance Report. Grantees are required to submit an annual
performance report for the workforce information grant (29 CFR 97.40(b)(1)),
signed by both the SWA administrator and the SWIB chairperson, or the
governor, as specified in Attachment V, Section A. The report must include a
description of outcomes compared to certified grant deliverables and, where
appropriate, an explanation as to why a grant deliverable was not accomplished
and what will be done to ensure accomplishment.
The annual performance report must also include a summary of the results of
the grantee’s customer consultations regarding state workforce information
products and services and a summary of activities to be undertaken to add
customer value where needs for improvement are indicated. The report may
also include recommendations for consideration by ETA for changes and
improvements to the required grant deliverables.
Grantees must electronically submit the annual performance report as a .pdf file
to the appropriate ETA regional office 90 days following the end of the program
year. ETA will post the annual performance reports on the ETA Web site for
the purpose of informing the system of overall grant performance.
States should note that .pdf copies of documents submitted to ETA for Web
posting are expected to meet the Federal accessibility requirements stated by
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d). (See
www.section508.gov for more information.) States unable to convert their
annual report and economic analysis grant deliverables to meet Section 508 .pdf
accessibility standards should instead submit them to ETA in Microsoft (MS)
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Word or an equivalent text format. Forwarded files will be converted by ETA to
meet .pdf accessibility guidelines prior to Web posting for public use and
review.
10. Special Grant Requirements. Funds provided by this award may not be used to
supplant funds obligated from other funding sources for workforce information
activities. All costs incurred under the grant must support the cost objectives
specified in Section 6 of this guidance and must conform to the principles for
"reasonable" and "allocable" costs as specified in OMB Circular A-87.
Any data collection activities must conform to technical standards and
methodologies established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics or document, in the
state’s grant file, a sound business rationale for the use of an alternative
methodology. Any information technology systems or applications developed
with these funds must adhere to industry-standard, open architecture principles
with documentation and software made available for use by other organizations for
Federal Government purposes.
11. Publications and Other Information Products. Grantees are required to submit
.pdf or links to .pdf copies of the economic analysis reports (Deliverable 3) and any
special studies and economic analyses (Deliverable 6) to the appropriate regional
office 90 calendar days following the end of the program year.
Grantees are also requested to submit .pdf or links to .pdf copies of publications and
other products produced with these grant funds that are considered to be of special
interest to the workforce investment system to the appropriate regional office.
Examples of products of special interest might be workforce information targeted
to the needs of WIRED grantees and other regional economic development efforts,
other specific customer groups, industry-specific research and analysis, state
brochures describing the availability and functionality of electronic, self-service
tools, documentation of innovative applications developed for database access or
manipulation, or innovative workforce information services available to customers.
As noted above under Section 9d Annual Performance Report, .pdf copies of
documents submitted to ETA for Web posting are expected to meet the Federal
accessibility requirements stated in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (29 U.S.C. 794d). States encountering compliance difficulties should
submit their grant deliverables as MS Word or equivalent text formatted
documents which ETA will then convert to meet .pdf accessibility guidelines.
12. Grant Expenditure Period. The maximum expenditure period for these funds is
three years under the Wagner-Peyser Annual Funding Agreement. The grant will
cover, at a minimum, the 12-month period from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, but
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may, if negotiated between the state and the ETA regional office, cover a longer
period of time up to the maximum expenditure period ending June 30, 2010.
13. Grant Modifications. The grantee and the ETA regional office may jointly modify
planned expenditures, within the state allocation during the grant period of
performance. The regional office has authority to recommend the reallocation of
grant funds to the ETA grant officer when overall grant expenditures and
obligations are substantially below quarterly budgeted forecasts.
14. Financial Management and Reporting. States are to forecast actual cash needs by
Program Year quarter on Standard Form (SF) 424A, Section D, for all quarters
covered by the grant. State workforce agencies will report quarterly expenditures
by direct data entry of the SF 269, Federal Cost Report, into the Web-based
Enterprise Business Support System (EBSS). Per 29 CFR 97.41(b)(4) quarterly
financial reports are due 30 days following the end of each quarter. Address any
questions regarding financial management and reporting for PY 2008, or for any
existing prior year fund balances, to the appropriate ETA regional office.
15. Action Required. Grant applications are due to the regional offices within 45 days
of the date of this guidance. A submission date later than 45 days may be
approved by ETA Regional Administrators. ETA requests that SWA
administrators:
a. Immediately transmit these grant application instructions to the appropriate
SWA office and to the SWIB.
b. Submit the original and two (2) copies of the PY 2008 grant application
package with a transmittal letter signed by: (1) the governor; or (2) both the
SWA administrator and the chairperson of the state SWIB to the appropriate
ETA regional office.
c. Include in the grant application package:
1. Transmittal Letter
2. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
3. Budget Plan (SF-424A, Section D only)
4. Statement of Work Certification
16. Inquiries. Direct questions on statement of work and grant requirements to the
appropriate ETA regional office. Direct grant and financial management questions
to the regional office or to Gwendolyn Baron-Simms at (202) 693-3309 or to
Fred Tello, Grant Officer, at (202) 693-3333.
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17. Attachments.
I. State Allocations for PY 2008
II. Grant Procedures
III. Statement of Work Guidelines
IV. Statement of Work Certification
V. Annual Performance Report Instructions
Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL31-07a1.pdf
U. S. Department of Labor Attachment I
Employment and Training Administration
Workforce Information Grants to States
PY 2008 vs PY 2007 Allotments
State PY 2007* PY 2008 Difference % Difference
Total $31,680,000 $31,863,448 $183,448 0.58%
Alabama 497,844 517,479 19,635 3.94%
Alaska 276,788 286,532 9,744 3.52%
Arizona 588,028 616,560 28,532 4.85%
Arkansas 402,754 413,079 10,325 2.56%
California 2,377,436 2,478,254 100,818 4.24%
Colorado 549,657 573,969 24,312 4.42%
Connecticut 456,335 473,938 17,603 3.86%
Delaware 288,928 298,422 9,494 3.29%
District of Columbia 270,584 283,018 12,434 4.60%
Florida 1,305,486 1,374,721 69,235 5.30%
Georgia 798,817 838,696 39,879 4.99%
Hawaii 313,441 323,871 10,430 3.33%
Idaho 326,403 337,015 10,612 3.25%
Illinois 1,022,617 1,069,456 46,839 4.58%
Indiana 627,413 644,569 17,156 2.73%
Iowa 437,464 448,792 11,328 2.59%
Kansas 413,513 425,973 12,460 3.01%
Kentucky 479,042 497,690 18,648 3.89%
Louisiana 464,464 490,060 25,596 5.51%
Maine 321,718 331,693 9,975 3.10%
Maryland 595,123 615,226 20,103 3.38%
Massachusetts 641,320 664,696 23,376 3.64%
Michigan 851,816 867,507 15,691 1.84%
Minnesota 590,980 607,538 16,558 2.80%
Mississippi 394,758 406,084 11,326 2.87%
Missouri 602,038 620,388 18,350 3.05%
Montana 295,622 305,158 9,536 3.23%
Nebraska 354,185 364,663 10,478 2.96%
Nevada 387,101 408,405 21,304 5.50%
New Hampshire 324,226 335,465 11,239 3.47%
New Jersey 775,725 798,971 23,246 3.00%
New Mexico 350,006 359,736 9,730 2.78%
New York 1,381,028 1,410,985 29,957 2.17%
North Carolina 765,938 801,477 35,539 4.64%
North Dakota 279,041 288,534 9,493 3.40%
Ohio 949,774 980,145 30,371 3.20%
Oklahoma 447,271 457,593 10,322 2.31%
Oregon 462,032 480,629 18,597 4.03%
Pennsylvania 995,426 1,019,875 24,449 2.46%
Puerto Rico 405,531 416,785 11,254 2.78%
Rhode Island 304,861 314,993 10,132 3.32%
South Carolina 490,073 508,915 18,842 3.84%
South Dakota 287,507 297,541 10,034 3.49%
Tennessee 591,810 617,264 25,454 4.30%
Texas 1,611,388 1,667,706 56,318 3.49%
Utah 392,287 408,862 16,575 4.23%
Vermont 278,919 288,250 9,331 3.35%
Virginia 716,429 742,865 26,436 3.69%
Washington 637,419 659,818 22,399 3.51%
West Virginia 333,335 344,123 10,788 3.24%
Wisconsin 605,539 623,722 18,183 3.00%
Wyoming 270,213 279,270 9,057 3.35%
State Total 30,587,453 31,686,976 1,099,523 3.59%
Guam 91,238 92,716 1,478 1.62%
Virgin Islands 82,589 83,756 1,167 1.41%
Outlying Areas Total 173,827 176,472 2,645 1.52%
Postage Reserve 918,720 0 (918,720) -100.00%
* Does not reflect postage conversion funds distribution to States
Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL31-07a2.pdf
Attachment II
Grant Procedures
A. Grant Agreement. The Wagner-Peyser Annual Funding Agreement covers the
Wagner-Peyser Base Grant and the Workforce Information Grants to States for FY
2008/PY 2008. The Annual Funding Agreement includes Assurances and
Certifications that apply to all grants covered by the Agreement. Therefore, those
Assurances and Certifications need not be submitted with the Workforce
Information Core Products and Services Grant application.
B. Grant Application. Develop grant applications in accordance with Attachments I
through IV. The grant application must include a transmittal letter signed by both
the designated SWA administrator and the designated representative of the State
Workforce Investment Board, or the governor, a signed Application for Federal
Assistance (SF-424), Budget (SF-424A, Section D only) for all quarters covered by the
state plan, and a grant Statement of Work Certification. ETA requests that states
submit the original and two copies of the complete grant package to the appropriate
ETA Regional Administrator within 45 days of the date of this guidance.
C. Grant Approval. Regional Administrators are responsible for final approval of the
grant and will issue an approval letter, with a copy of the approved grant package,
to the state and a copy of the approval letter and approved grant package to the
grant officer. The grant officer will issue a Notice of Obligation (NOO) after receipt
of the Regional Administrators approved grant application.
D. Grant Modifications. The grantee and ETA regional office may jointly modify
forecasted quarterly expenditures, within the state allocation, during the grant
period of performance. The regional office has authority to recommend funding
adjustments to the grant officer when overall grant expenditures are substantially
below quarterly budgeted forecasts in the approved SF- 424A.
Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL31-07a3.pdf
Attachment III
Statement of Work Deliverables
Funds shall be used to produce deliverables one through six specified in this
Attachment. The deliverables include the production of industry and occupational
employment projections, the population and maintenance of the Workforce Information
Database (WIDb) and other economic and workforce information products and services
required to support the state, regional, and local talent development system.
Grantees are required to produce all six deliverables with PY 2008 funding. Except for
deliverables one and two (WIDb maintenance and enhancements; and, Industry and
Occupational Employment Projections), which are expected to be standard and
comparable across states, states are allowed flexibility in developing the remaining
required deliverables. This flexibility enables states to determine the relative priority of
the product or service, the content and form of the deliverable, and the level of
investment that best meets the states’ needs. States are required to consult with the
state workforce investment boards (SWIBs), WIRED regional partnerships, local
workforce investment boards (LWIBs), and other stakeholder organizations in order to
receive significant stakeholder input into the development of the grant deliverables.
ETA acknowledges and supports states using funds provided by this grant to produce
other information products and services such as workforce information training and
occupational and career guidance to support talent development or other workforce
information that is documented as a customer demand.
1) Continue to populate the Workforce Information Database (WIDb) with state and
local data.
The WIDb provides states with a common structure for storing information in a
single database in each state. The database is intended to serve as the cornerstone
for information delivery, workforce research, and product development for
information that is standard and comparable across all states. The database, once
populated, brings together critical workforce information from many sources to
promote better analysis and more sophisticated interpretation. Using the same
version of the database in all states is important for providing interstate access to
workforce information. Therefore, states are required to implement and maintain
the most current version of the WIDb and populate all tables designated as core
tables in accordance with guidelines issued by the Analyst Resource Center (ARC).
Database content must be updated timely in order to be as current as the state’s
most recent publications and data releases. Information and technical support will
be provided on the ARC Web site at: http://www.workforceinfodb.org/. The
listing of the current core data elements, i.e., those elements that must be populated
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by all states, and associated tables may be found at the same Internet address. States
are required to populate the database with the following licensing files: license.dbf
and licauth.dbf. Licensing data must be updated every two years. States are
required to submit licensing data through the National Crosswalk Service Center
(NCSC) for inclusion on http://www.CareerInfoNet.org. The licensed occupations
information is located on America’s Career InfoNet (ACINet) site, and has been
recoded from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) taxonomy to the
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)/Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) taxonomy. The NCSC will assist states in recoding their files to O*NET/SOC
for submittal to ACINet, if necessary. States may access information and support
through the NCSC Web site at http://www.xwalkcenter.org/ or by calling (515)
242-5034.
Training, support material, and information updates will be provided through the
ARC technical Web site, links to related sites, and electronic newsletters to help
states realize the full potential of the WIDb and related resources. On-site training
requiring staff travel must be kept to a minimum. It is important that all states take
advantage of the resources and training opportunities provided. States may use
funds for any costs required to populate, maintain, and update the database
including staff training.
2) Produce and disseminate industry and occupational employment projections.
States must continue producing and disseminating state and sub-state industry and
occupational employment projections, using the methodology, software tools, and
guidelines developed by the Projections Workgroup and the Projections Managing
Partnership. In the case where a state uses another methodology, state officials must
document the methodology and indicate the reason for using alternative methods.
The primary activity for PY 2008 will be the production of statewide short-term and
sub-state long-term occupational projections. Sub-state long-term projections must
be developed for the 2006 to 2016 period, and statewide short-term projections for
the 2008 to 2010 period. An inability to produce area and local projections must be
documented in the Statement of Work Certification and in the state’s grant file.
States must also populate the WIDb with the statewide 2008 to 2010 short-term
projections and the sub-state 2006 to 2016 long-term projections data, and submit the
long-term data for public dissemination following procedures established by the
Projections Workgroup and the Projections Managing Partnership. The Workgroup
will provide states specific instructions for data submission.
ETA encourages states to participate in training opportunities that may be offered by
the Projections Workgroup and the Projections Managing Partnership.
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3) Publish an annual economic analysis report for the governor and the SWIB.
States must use funds to develop and publish annual, detailed state economic
analyses to inform talent and economic development policy and investment
determinations by the governor, the SWIB, LWIBs, WIRED regions, and other
partners including community colleges, economic development organizations, and
other talent development stakeholders. To the extent available from state or other
sources, the state analysis should include pertinent data and analyses of local and
regional economies. If this deliverable, in whole or in part, is the responsibility of
another state agency or office, opportunities for partnering and leveraging
information with the responsible agency must be explored and documented in an
addendum to the grant certification.
In addition to the workforce information routinely produced by the grantee, ETA
encourages grantees to expand the scope and depth of each analysis they perform by
including information, where relevant and based on needs identified through
customer consultation, from external, credible sources of workforce, labor market,
and economic information. Examples of other possible data sources are cited in the
Catalogue of Workforce Information Sources referenced in Section 5 of this TEGL.
States must footnote and clearly reference the information sources used in the
annual economic analyses. ETA will provide technical assistance to states in
accessing and incorporating information from non-state sources through Webinar
training and presentations.
If the annual economic analysis report is not a product desired by the governor or
SWIB, a statement attesting as such and indicating the product or products to be
created in lieu of the report must be signed by the governor or the SWA
Administrator and SWIB Chair, and submitted to the applicable regional office as
part of the state’s statement of work certification package.
4) Post products, information, and reports on the Internet.
States are required to post grant produced products, reports, including deliverables
three and six, and other workforce information on the Web or disseminate the
information through other electronic media to facilitate use by the talent and
economic development system, other partners, and stakeholders, and the general
public. Funds may be used for developing, maintaining, improving, and hosting
Internet Web sites and other electronic delivery systems in support of this
deliverable.
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5) Partner and consult on a continuing basis with workforce investment boards and
key talent development partners and stakeholders.
These PY 2008 workforce information grant guidelines require consultation between
the grantees’ SWAs, SWIBs, LWIBs, the leadership of WIRED grantees within the
state, and other strategic partners and stakeholders in order to increase the scope
and utility of workforce information to inform talent and economic development
strategies and enhance career guidance.
ETA expects grantees to operate as a catalyst to establish strategic partnerships to
drive the regional economic development framework and support the blueprint for
talent development in regional economies referenced in Section 4 of this TEGL. The
grantee is expected to collaborate with economic development agencies, education
and training institutions, business groups, industry associations, and other public
and private producers and distributors of labor market and economic information,
to gather and analyze a wide variety of workforce and economic data to drive
strategic planning, track economic conditions, benchmark competitiveness, and
measure outcomes. The needs identified through consultations must be
documented in the grant file.
6) Conduct special studies and economic analyses.
When needed, states shall conduct special state, regional and local studies and
economic analyses to provide information support for communities in economic
transition, state and sub-state talent development initiatives, and responses to major
layoffs or disasters.
Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL31-07a4.pdf
Attachment IV
Statement of Work Certification
State Workforce Information Grant
The State of ________________________ certifies that it will accomplish grant
deliverables one through six specified in Attachment III of the Workforce Information
Core Products and Services Grant Application Instructions for Program Year 2008.* Per
29 CFR, Part 97.42(e)(1), file documentation of grant activities and accomplishments will
be available for examination by ETA or other authorized Federal representatives.
______________________________
Governor
______________________________
Date
Or
_____________________________ ____________________________
SWA Administrator SWIB Chair
_____________________________ ____________________________
Date Date
* If circumstances prevent accomplishment of a specific grant deliverable(s) during PY
2008, a deferral must be negotiated with the Regional Administrator, and the reasons
for delay and a negotiated completion date noted as an addendum to this Statement
of Work Certification.
Attachment PDF: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2008/TEGL31-07a5.pdf
Attachment V
Annual Performance Report
States are required to submit an annual performance report, signed by the governor or
both the State Workforce Administrator (SWA) and the State Workforce Investment
Board (SWIB) which concisely summarizes accomplishments, the results of customer
consultations about existing and needed workforce information products and services.
The report is intended to serve as an accountability, management, and analysis tool for
states and ETA.
A. Accomplishments. For each required deliverable, provide a concise summary of:
• The outcomes achieved and an analysis that explains the cause of any significant
variance from the Grant Certification. Describe any actions required to
accomplish the required deliverables.
• The extent to which activities have conformed to the deliverables schedule,
including an explanation for the cause of any significant variance from the
schedule.
• Actual aggregate expenditures and an explanation for any significant variance
from estimated aggregate expenditures.
B. Customer Consultations. Provide a concise summary of:
• The methods used for consulting with customers, and customize requirements.
• Activities to be undertaken to add customer value to the deliverables, where
needs for improvement are identified based on customer feedback.
C. Recommendations for Improvements or Changes to the Deliverables.
These may be based on one or more of the following:
• Recommendations based on accomplishments.
• Recommendations based on consultations with customers.
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