Reporting Requirements

The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education have collaboratively issued Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provisions related to performance accountability. 

Joint Files:

• WIOA Statewide Performance Report Template and WIOA Local Performance Report Template (ETA-9169)
• WIOA Joint Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9170)
• WIOA Eligible Training Provider (ETP) Performance Report Specifications and WIOA ETP Performance Report Definitions (ETA-9171)
• WIOA Joint Quarterly Narrative Performance Report (ETA-9179)

DOL-only Files:

• DOL Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) (ETA-9172)
• (Program) Performance Report (ETA-9173)
• Pay-for-Performance Report (ETA-9174)

All of these documents have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for collection.

Final Rule for WIOA Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance Indicator

On September 14, 2022, two related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) were announced, seeking public comments on proposed rules to establish a definition of Effectiveness in Serving Employers.  

The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education announced a Joint proposed rule to incorporate a standard definition for the Effectiveness in Serving Employers Performance indicator into the regulations for WIOA core programs. The Labor Department’s WIOA core programs are Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, and Employment Service. WIOA core programs in the Department of Education are the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act program and the Vocational Rehabilitation program authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.  

The Department of Labor announced a separate NPRM seeking public comments on a proposed rule that would use “Retention with the Same Employer” as the criterion to measure Effectiveness in Serving Employers for four DOL-administered WIOA title I non-core programs: Indian and Native American Programs, Job Corps, YouthBuild, and the National Farmworker Jobs Program. 

The Final Rules are published in the Federal Register.

Performance Information Collection Requests

Update regarding ICRs: WIOA Common Performance Reporting OMB Control No. 1205-0526 and DOL-only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System OMB Control No. 1205-0521

Two 60-day FRNs were published on September 28, 2023, which indicated both ICRs (OMB Control No. 1205-0521 & 1205-0526) were a renewal with revisions. However, due to concurrent rulemaking that directly impacted the DOL-only collection, the Department updated both ICRs to be renewals without revisions (except those resulting from the rulemaking). This update was required to avoid version control issues and to ensure the public is effectively informed about collection changes associated with the rulemaking process. The Department restarted the process  after rulemaking concluded. 

• The new 60-day comment period for OMB Control No. 1205-0521 began on 06/20/2024 and ended on 08/19/2024.
• The new 60-day comment period for OMB Control No. 1205-0526  began on 06/24/2024 and ended on 08/23/2024.

The comments received during both 60-day comment periods are being considered.

Proposed changes can be viewed on the Public Comment Period for Performance ICRs page.