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Performance Measure Map Updated

A new version of the WIA Title 1 Performance Measure Map, updated April 2008 is now available. (PDF file, 34 pages)

Updated Supplemental Data Technical Assistance Guide

An updated supplemental data technical assistance guide is now available, Version SED.08.01, April, 2008. (PDF file, 17 pages)

Technical Assistance Guides (TAGs) Drafts Now Available -- Updated April, 2008

• Draft WIA Title I-B Adult Program Performance Measures Technical Assistance Guide.
• Draft WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker, National Emergency Grant and Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Performance Measures Technical Assistance Guide.
• Draft WIA Title I-B Youth Program Indicators of Performance Technical Assistance Guide
• Draft -- WIA All-Youth Measures Technical Assistance Guide

WIA Plan Modification and Supporting Documents Published

The final, DOL approved WIA State Plan Modification and additional supporting documents are now published on this site. The newly published material is:

• DOL Approved WIA State Plan Modification 2007-2009;
• DOL Waiver Approval Letter, September 5, 2007; and
• DOL State Plan Modification Approval Letter, June 29, 2007.

WIA Worker Training

Question and Answers, and PowerPoint presentation materials from the October 30, 2007 Workforce Programs Fall Roundtable materials available

Technical Assistance and Q & A on Manufacturing Skills Certification (MSSC)

Technical Assistance for project applicants regarding the Manufacturing Skills Certification project. (PDF file, seven pages)

Spring Workforce Programs Roundtable materials now available

Materials from the May 30th Workforce Programs Roundtable are now available.

Secretary Gassman Announces Availability of $850,000 in Grants for Emerging Industries Skills Partnership

Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman has announced the availability of $850,000 in grants to fund the Emerging Industries Skills Partnership Project – a key component of Governor Jim Doyle’s Jobs for the Future Initiative. Jobs for the Future builds partnerships between business and schools to train current and future workers for the high-tech job market.

The project will offer grants to businesses, industry associations and technical colleges to train thousands of workers in emerging fields such as biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, stem cell research, and renewable energy.

• News Release
• Request for Proposals and Project Guidelines

PY 07-08 WIA Title 1 Performance Negotiations Update

This memorandum serves as advance notice to the Workforce Development Boards to begin assembling performance negotiation proposals for submission to the Division of Employment and Training later this Spring. The notice includes important information about addressing On-The-Job Training and Customized Training services and their potential impact on WIA Certificate and Credential Attainment measures. (PDF file, two pages.)

Program Year 2007-2008 performance measure proposal now available

Wisconsin's WIA Program Year 2007-2008 performance measure proposal to the U.S. Department of Labor is now available on this web site. This proposal is designed to be attainable, consistent with the Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) goals and to promote continuous improvement of Wisconsin's workforce investment system. (PDF file, 56 pages.)

Training Site Moved

All of the WIA training materials, formerly available at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwspts/resourcewebs/wia/default.htm, have now been incorporated into this web site.

Our updated training site features upcoming events, as well as training materials on ASSET, performance management, case management and more.

Local Plan Guidelines Available

Local Plan Guidelines for the Program Years 2007-2008 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) are now available. These guidelines are a combination of the two Local Plan Guidelines issued in 2005.

• Memo from Acting Bureau Director Gary Denis regarding the guidelines (PDF file, one page.)
• WIA Local Plan Guidelines, 2007 (Microsoft Word document, 59 pages.)

WIA Title 1B:Participant Eligibility and Case Management File Document Guides

• Announcement Memorandum (February 28, 2007) (PDF file, one page)
• Guide to Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1B Eligibility Determination and Documentation - March 2007 (PDF file, 26 pages)
• Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs: Guide to Participant Case File Documentation - March 2007 (PDF file, 12 pages)
• Youth Program: Guide to Participant Case File Documentation - March 2007 (PDF file, 9 pages)

October 10th Roundtable materials now available

Handouts and PowerPoint presentations from the October 10th Workforce Programs Roundtable in Wausau are now available on this site.

FAQ on 35 percent requirement now available

A new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the WIA 35 percent high-wage job training expenditure requirement is now available.  (8/31/06.)

Materials from August 23rd Performance Measures Workshop now available

All of the materials handed out at the August 23rd Performance Measures Workshop in Madison are now available on this site.

Local Plans Published

The local plans for all 11 Workforce Development Areas are now available on this site.