WIA Strategic Planning Questions and Answers (Last Update: May 16)

ETA provides templates for use in facilitating review and comment of the State Plans by the public. (Last Update: April 26)

Department of Education Releases Perkins IV State Plan Guide (Last Update: April 2)

The Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education has issued its final Perkins IV State Plan Guide. The Guide can be found at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/memoperkinsiv.html

Department to Host March 29 Call to Provide Technical Assistance on Expansion of Community-Based and Faith-Based Partnerships (Last Update: March 27)

Effective Utilization of Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations (Last Update: March 22)

Tools and Resources for Using the State Planning Guidance (Last Update: March 19)

Planning for Transformation: A Webinar to Assist States in Developing Strategic State Plans for Program Years 2007 and 2008 (This site requires registration.) (Last update: March 1)

Legislation and Regulations

• Workforce Investment Act Amendements: Proposed Rule (December 20, 2006)
• Workforce Investment Act of 1998, (WIA) as amended
• WIA Final Rule, 20 C.F.R. parts 652, 660-671
• Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended
• Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Two Years of the Strategic Five-Year State Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act (April 12, 2005)
• Workforce Investment Act: Revisions to the Workforce Investment Act Title I, Wagner Peyser Act and the Senior Community Service Employment Program Unified Planning Guidance (70 F.R. 19222 (April 12, 2005)

Directory of / Access to Current Two-Year Plans

Strategic Vision for Youth Services

The Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) New Strategic Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services Under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

• Training and Employment Guidance Letter 3-04

Expanding ETA's Vision for the Delivery of Youth Services under WIA to include Indian and Native American Youth and Youth with Disabilities"

• Training and Employment Guidance Letter 28-05

Stronger Workforce Information System

Training and Employment Guidance Letter 3-06 forth ideas for expanded data sources and categories of data that can be sought and used to create new knowledge about regional economies.

Effective Utilization of Faith Based and Community Based Organizations

• Department of Labor's Equal Treatment Regulations
• Effective Utilization of Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations

Increased Use of Flexibility Provisions in WIA

States should consider other options for taking advantage of the flexibility provided by WIA. The Department provides technical assistance on waivers and work-flex and provides information on the waiver strategies states have utilized to date.

• ETA's Waiver Web Site

Integrated and Enhanced Performance Accountability

• ETA's Performance Goal Web Page
• ETA's Guidance for Planning Performance Web Page
• ETA's Performance Reporting and Validation Web Page
• ETA's Performance Results Web Page
• ETA's Performance Training and Tutorials Web Page

Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Webpage

ETA's Mail Box for Strategic Plan Submissions: wia.plan@dol.gov.