Since June 2008, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has overseen the development and execution of a rigorous random assignment evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker programs called the WIA Gold Standard Evaluation. This Training and Employment Notice (TEN) provides an update on the status of that evaluation and announces the release and availability of the first report from this evaluation: Providing Services to Veterans through the Public Workforce System: Findings from the WIA Gold Standard Evaluation, Volume I and II.

The intent of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance on the types of work sites that are acceptable for construction training for YouthBuild participants, describe the minimum construction activities allowed for work site training, and clarify the policy around successful exit as it pertains to hands-on occupational training. (This is a WIOA related advisory.)

To announce the upcoming SMART Financial Training for ETA Grantees and ETA stakeholders between November 2015 and April 2016.

The purpose of this document is to notify workforce system leaders and stakeholders of the process for nomination and appointment to the Workforce Information Advisory Council (WIAC).

To announce changes made to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) through passage of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Technical Amendments Act.

To announce and solicit nominations for the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Legislative Seminar.

To inform SWAs, State Monitor Advocates (SMAs), and Foreign Labor Certification State Coordinators (FLCs) of the 2015 "Monitor Advocate and SWA Foreign Labor Certification Training," sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA). The training will be held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, September 15-17, 2015. (See attachment for meeting agenda.)

To inform the workforce investment system of changes to previous guidance to TEGL 29-14, Change 1. One change corrects the Executive Level II salary cap to $183,300 and is in the Background section on page 2. The second change makes four corrections to Attachment A and is underlined on the Attachment. The remainder of the TEGL remains unchanged.

In 2005, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) began a joint initiative with the Department of Justice to aid primarily urban communities heavily affected by the challenges associated with high numbers of prisoners seeking to re-enter their communities following completion of their sentences. This Training and Employment Notice announces the release and availability of the first impact report from this evaluation, entitled: Evaluation of the Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) Program: Two-Year Impact Report.

To announce the release and availability of an interim report, "Veterans' Licensing and Certification Demonstration;" and to provide an overview of a framework to help states accelerate licensing and certification into civilian occupations by veterans and transitioning military service members.