ETA Launches Web-Based Grant Application Toolkit

Sample Grant Application Project Plan and Timeline

This sample project plan and timeline is intended to provide applicants with a customizable guide to the high-level tasks and milestone associated with the process of developing applications for ETA competitive grants.

Workforce³ One February 2010 Newsletter

Workforce³ One January 2010 Newsletter

Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments (REAs)

The re-employment of UI claimants and the reduction of erroneous payments are high priorities for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and states. A number of studies have found that attention to claimants’ efforts to find new jobs and attention to their reemployment service needs result in shorter claim durations and fewer erroneous payments. The REA initiative addresses both of these priorities. Providing reemployment services to UI claimants has taken on a greater importance in today’s economy. USDOL has issued new guidelines for the REA initiative for fiscal year 2010. Through a partnership between the UI system and the One-Stop system, UI claimants receive services designed to speed their reemployment. The REA guidelines have been strengthened this year to require that an agreement or Memoranda of Understanding be developed to define the role of the UI system and the One-Stop Career Center partners who will be providing the services to claimants. States must develop a feedback loop through which the participation of claimants will be tracked and any UI issues addressed, as appropriate. The Webinar will address the REA requirements and criteria for funding of states’ REA proposals for 2010 with a goal of strengthening the REA initiative overall. The appropriate use of the UI REA funds and the funds to provide the services will also be explained. Finally, the timelines for submission of the 2010 REA proposals will be addressed.

Wind Turbine Manufacturing Competency Model

Clipper Windpower is a California-based wind turbine manufacturer and wind project developer. Using the ETA-sponsored Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model as a foundation, Clipper developed this framework of competencies for wind turbine manufacturing.

(Podcast) Weatherization 101: All You Ever Wanted to Know about the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

This Podcast offers a glimpse into the webinar moderated by Jennifer Troke. The actual purpose of the Webinar is to share information with the workforce system on the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) as well as industry expertise on the technical and training aspects of weatherization including the process, types of tools, job types, and a training overview. Related Resources: Webinar Recording: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000922447271406122/info Presentation: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2000921835174554697/info

(Podcast) Strategies to Transition Older Youth into Workforce Activities After Summer 2009 (Recovery Act)

This Podcast offers a glimpse into the webinar moderated by Evan Rosenberg. The actual Webinar discusses program designs that will transition older out-of-school youth ages 18-24 covered under the Recovery Act, into year-round workforce development activities. Please review the actual Webinar recording on workforce3one for a more in depth review of this Webinar. Related Resources: Completed webinar recording: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000924343869144982/info Presentation: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2000923652513284967/info

(Podcast) ARRA Provisions on COBRA Health Insurance Premium Reduction for Displaced Workers: Notice to One-Stop Career Centers and the Workforce System

This Podcast offers a glimpse into the webinar moderated by Michael Harding. The actual Webinar explains an important recent health benefit subsidy for dislocated workers, which can save them almost two-thirds off their health insurance premium for up to nine months, and how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) liberalizes the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act’s (COBRA) health insurance benefit. Please review the actual Webinar recording on workforce3one for a more in depth review of this Webinar. Related Resources: Completed webinar recording: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000932943640962649/info Presentation: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2000932349000917902/info

(Podcast) Anticipating and Responding to a Pandemic Influenza – One Stop Career Centers have a Role to Play

This Podcast offers a glimpse into the webinar moderated by Janet Sten. The actual Webinar discusses ETA’s preparation, readiness activities, and the roles the Workforce Investment System may be asked to play to assist in the nation's response to this serious threat. Please review the actual Webinar recording on workforce3one for a more in depth review of this Webinar. Related Resources: Completed webinar recording: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/3000926041307962593/info Presentation: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2000925734540714965/info

(Presentation Slides Zip File) Greening the World of Work: Implications for O*NET SOC and New and Emerging Occupations

Compete: Impact--2009 Accomplishments and 2010 Outlook

The Council on Competitiveness is a leadership organization comprised of CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders committed to ensuring that the United States remains the world leader. The Council has one goal: to strengthen America’s competitive advantage by acting as a catalyst for innovative public policy solutions that address America’s major competitive challenges and capitalize on its unique strengths. This report highlights the Council's 2009 accomplishments and the outlook for 2010.

An Overview Of BLS Projections To 2018

On December 10, 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their Employment Projections for 2018. On a biennial basis, BLS prepares 10-year projections of industry and occupational employment. The current projections to 2018 are the 21st in the series and they come at a time of great transformation in the nation’s economy. Join us for an overview of the national projections and an opportunity to ask questions from an expert panel. As an added feature, the State of Colorado Labor Market Information Director will provide a state perspective.

Indian and Native American Stakeholder Listening Session Webinar

One of the key priorities set forth by Assistant Secretary Jane Oates is to better engage with disadvantaged and disconnected populations, and assist them in connecting to the workforce investment system. To support this goal, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will host a national Indian and Native American Stakeholder listening session via telephone and webinar. The listening session will be an opportunity for the ETA Leadership to hear about the unique employment, training and labor related issues faced by Indian and Native American workers, and engage in dialogue on how to make better connections between stakeholders, ETA, and the workforce system.

Working Across Boundaries to Plan a Regional NEG Response

Job losses often are not constrained by the geographic and political boundaries that organize the workforce investment system. This Webinar will discuss development of an effective response to geographically dispersed dislocation events, which calls for strong leadership, collaborative policy-making, cooperative allocation of resources, and creative thinking. Webinar participants will learn how workforce staff in National Emergency Grant (NEG) projects developed solutions to cross-jurisdictional challenges.

Virtual Service Delivery Gaps Discussion

This Webinar will be a discussion among the workforce system, educators, employers and advocacy groups about the needs and gaps in virtual service delivery for the health care workforce and addressing their needs.

Highlights of Youth ARRA (Recovery Act) Summits

The ARRA (Recovery Act) Youth Summits focused on successful practices that provide services to older out-of-school youth ages 18-24, and the development of programs to train youth in emerging and high-growth industries. This Webinar will highlight local programs and practices that were presented during the ARRA Youth Summits.

ARRA Provisions on COBRA Health Insurance Premium Reduction for Displaced Workers: Notice to One-Stop Career Centers and the Workforce System

This Webinar will explain an important recent health benefit subsidy for dislocated workers, which can save them almost two-thirds off their health insurance premium for up to nine months. Jointly sponsored by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), the Webinar will explain how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) liberalizes the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act’s (COBRA) health insurance benefit. ARRA enables eligible individuals who lose their jobs between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 to pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premium for up to nine months. This Webinar accompanies the release of a new ETA Training and Employment Notice (TEN), which encourages the One-Stop Career Centers to make available EBSA flyers, fact sheets and other materials, some of which are included in the TEN. These materials describe the premium reduction and the appeals procedure, which workers can use if they were denied the premium reduction. The new TEN No. 14-09 was issued November 16, 2009, and is entitled "Notice to One-Stop Career Centers and Others Concerning COBRA Premium Reduction and Extended Eligibility Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009."

ARRA Section 1512 Reporting Updates

Join us for a discussion on updates and clarifications of ARRA Section 1512 reporting. During this webinar, we will discuss:Updates and clarification of 1512 reportingIdentifying common reporting errorsGeneral observations across all reporting entities Attendees will be given an opportunity to ask questions during the session—via a chat room feature.

Greening the World of Work: Implications for O*NET SOC and New and Emerging Occupations

This Webinar highlights findings from the O*NET Program's report Greening the World of Work: Implications for O*NET- SOC and New and Emerging Occupations. The report describes the O*NET program's efforts to define the green economy; describe green industry sectors and identify different types of green occupations including green new and emerging occupations. The Webinar also presents how this new green information has been incorporated into O*NET products and tools to help workforce development professionals, educators, and individuals learn about and use the most current information on the green economy and green occupations.