To provide guidance regarding required timeframes for the inspection of all housing units for H-2A temporary labor certification applications.

1. To provide preliminary FY 2008 dollar and staff year base resource planning targets for UI operations to be used in planning and developing State Quality Service Plans;
   
   
2. To provide general guidelines for FY 2008 resource planning; and
   
   
3. To explain how base resources were allocated among states

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2002.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information and resources to support the use of Registered Apprenticeship by the workforce investment system as an effective approach to building a skilled and competitive workforce in regional economies.

The 21st century economy demands a workforce with postsecondary education credentials, and the adaptability to respond immediately to changing economic and business needs. The public workforce system is playing a leadership role in meeting these demands by catalyzing the implementation of innovative talent development and lifelong learning strategies that will enable American workers to advance their skills and remain competitive in the global economy. Registered Apprenticeship, a critical postsecondary education, training, and employment option available in every state in the country, is an important component of these talent development strategies. Registered Apprenticeship is business- and industry-driven, with more than 29,000 programs impacting 250,000 employers and almost 450,000 apprentices —predominantly in high-growth industries that face critical skilled worker shortages now and in the foreseeable future. Full collaboration between the publicly funded workforce investment system and Registered Apprenticeship leverages each system’s strengths to maximize the benefits in the context of regional talent development strategies.

This TEGL provides information, examples, and policy guidance to support the full integration of Registered Apprenticeship into workforce system activities. The document is one of a number of products that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is releasing to assist regions in developing Workforce Investment Act and apprenticeship efforts that are mutually supportive.

To provide guidance for the preparation and submission of the PY 2002 Wagner-Peyser Act Agricultural Services Submissions with the Strategic Five-Year State Plan under the Workforce Investment (WIA) Act of 1998.

To invite proposals from State Workforce Agencies for funding to continue or to implement UI REA initiatives; and to provide guidelines for developing the proposals and the criteria governing the use of these funds.

To provide state workforce agencies with revised reporting instructions for the ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports, contained in the ET Handbook No. 406. The Handbook contains the forms and specifications for completion of the quarterly ETA 9002 and VETS 200 reports.

To inform state workforce agencies that the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will not approve any costs related to new/enhanced automation of DUA activities. In addition, FEMA requires prior approval of costs related to: 1) announcements of the availability of DUA; and 2) administrative costs exceeding 15 percent of the total DUA benefit funding request.

To correct an error in the listing of TEGL No. 15-01, Set of Welfare-to-Work Questions and Answers.

To provide procedures implementing the amendment to Section 193 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 enacted by the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, Public Law (P.L.) 110-5.