The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to provide information and resources to help the public workforce system support Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients as they seek out Pell Grants and to support all unemployed workers in their pursuit of education and training opportunities.

To provide guidance to state workforce agencies responsible for administration of the federal-state Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs on provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) related to UI, and to: 1) recommend that state UI agencies continue to work with other workforce partners in the development and implementation of strategies that support the WIOA vision, as described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 19-14; 2) encourage State and Local Workforce Development Boards to consider how to most effectively leverage federal-state UI programs, including the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program (RESEA), as they implement integrated service delivery strategies through American Job Centers under WIOA; and 3) clarify the requirements and methods for UI to make financial contributions towards WIOA infrastructure costs.

To provide guidance on compliance with the requirements of Section 163 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Division B of Public Law No. 111-68 regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective July 2018.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 initial allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training, job search, and relocation allowances.

To announce the publication of the UI Call Center Best Practices Compilation.

To provide notification that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a data collection related to unemployment compensation (UC) modernization incentive payments.

To inform states regarding the publication of the final rule for the Data Exchange Standardization as required by Section 2104 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.

To provide guidance to states on performance reporting on ETPs. Under WIOA, all states must collect and report performance information on all individuals and WIOA title I core program participants (of Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs) served by each program of study on the state list of Eligible Training Providers (ETP list). The requirements for ETP reporting can be found at WIOA section 116(d)(4) and 116(d)(6)(B) and in the WIOA Joint and Department of Labor (DOL)-only final rules at 20 CFR 677.230 and 20 CFR 680.490.

To increase awareness of the public workforce system about the HOPE NOW Alliance and its continuing efforts to assist American homeowners, and to encourage the full engagement of local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers in providing support to the Alliance’s activities.