What You Need to Know About WIOA, the New Workforce Legislation, Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, Annual Training Institute

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This presentation from the Heartland Alliance provides an overview of WIOA and how the legislation can open doors to employment for homeless jobseekers and other youth and adults that face barriers to employment.

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2016-05-11T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-05-12

Webinar Slides: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA): Translate, Innovate, and Collaborate

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These slides are from a webinar hosted by the Corporation for Supportive Housing that featured the National Initiatives team, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, CLASP, and Workforce Solutions Texas. The webinar gave an overview of WIOA, identified strategies for collaborating with local workforce investment boards, and discussed how the WIOA legislation presents opportunities for homeless service providers to increase employment outcomes for homeless jobseekers.

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2015-10-01T08:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-10-01

TANF Questions and Answers Related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined and Unified Plans

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This Q&A from the Office of Family Assistance covers topics related to submitting a WIOA state plan, making amendments to the plan, renewing a TANF plan, approving a WIOA plan, and governor opt-out. It also highlights resources for additional guidance from the Department of Labor.

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2016-04-27T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-04-28

Helping Noncustodial Parents Support Their Children: Early Implementation Findings from the Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Evaluation

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This early implementation report by the Institute for Research on Poverty and Mathematica Policy Research provides interim findings from the Office of Child Support Enforcement’s (OCSE) Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration Project (CSPED), which began in Fall 2012 and ends in September 2017. The project is tracking activity and outcomes of CSPED programs in eight states. Child Support agencies in each state are providing enhanced child support services, employment assistance, parenting education, and case management services for noncustodial parents who experience difficulty meeting their child support obligations. The report looks at the first two years of CSPED, which consisted of a planning year and one year of program operations.
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2015-08-31T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-09-01

Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 17-15: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities Program Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2016

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This guidance letter, developed by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, provides relevant information about Program Year 2016 for States and outlying areas.

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2016-03-31T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-04-01

A Resource Guide to Engaging Employers

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This resource guide from Jobs for the Future presents working models of successful employer engagement to help education and training providers secure and sustain strategic, long-term, and intensive partnerships with employers. It provides step-by-step tips for practitioners who provide workforce, career, and technical and adult education services.

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-01-01

Colorado Workforce Development Council WIOA Meeting Handouts

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To inform local stakeholders of implementation strategies of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in Colorado, The Colorado Workforce Development Council held a regional meeting in Alamosa on June 16, 2015. Handouts from the meeting are available by visiting this website.

 

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2015-06-15T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2015-06-16

Workforce Data Explained

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This series of short videos from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign highlights how states are using education and workforce data to advance and better align a skilled workforce with industry demand.

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2015-12-31T19:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
TANF/WIOA Sites
Region
City/County
Publication Date
2016-01-01

Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey (COPES)

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The COPES tool from EdITS focuses on how personal values impact occupational selection and job satisfaction. Individuals take the test in 20-30 minutes and the results can be used to supplement programs in educational and industrial career counseling.
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2016-05-08T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County

Self Directed Search - Career Self Assessment Test

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The Self Directed Search tool from Hollandcodes.com & Paint Careers With Colors is a career planning test that assesses an individual's interests, abilities, and personality and matches them to occupations or education based on this information. The test has different versions, including an easy to read version for adults and high school seniors.
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2016-05-08T20:00:00
Source
OFA Initiatives
SFS Category
Region
City/County