Resources for WIA Youth Programs
Federal Policy Directives
Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL)
Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL) provide guidance, information and policy from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). These can be found on the USDOL Employment and Training (ETA) website at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/. The TEGLs most relevant to WIA Title I Youth programs are listed below, with direct links to these advisories on the USDOL website. Note that these are published as PDF files, and that many have important attachments that are posted as separate PDF files.
TEGL 17-05. Replaces existing guidance with a single, unified Department of Labor guidance document on the common measures and the WIA Section 136 performance accountability system.
TEGL 17-05 (Change 1). Provides clarifications on the application of the literacy/numeracy measure, initially provided in Attachment C, Educational Functional Level Descriptors, in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-05, issued February 17, 2006.
TEGL 3-04. Provides clarifications on new strategic vision for youth programs.
TEGL 02-07. Information about leveraging registered apprenticeship as a workforce development strategy for the workforce investment system.
Massachusetts Policy Updates
Massachusetts Workforce Issuances. Provides updates and activities related to the Massachusetts workforce system.
Side by Side Comparison of Youth Program Provisions. Provides details on changes to WIA policy from 1998 to 2004. UPDATED: 1/06/05
Massachusetts Toolkit
The Massachusetts WIA Youth Program Performance Guide [PDF]. Provides a brief overview of components of performance and lays out federal and state resources that provide deeper guidance around program performance.
Literacy/Numeracy Gains in WIA Youth Programs [PDF]. (Revised April 2008) Provides in-depth information around the literacy/numeracy common measure. Also gives comprehensive strategies around program implementation of measure.
The Massachusetts Online Labor Market and Occupational Outlook Resource Guide for WIA Youth Programs [PDF]. Provides information for online resources that are both "youth friendly" and focused on labor market evaluation.
Learning to Learn/Learning to Work: A Guide for Developing and Implementing Integrated Curriculum In Comprehensive Collaborative Education and Employment Programs for Youth [PDF]. A collaborative project of the Massachusetts System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES) and the BEST Older Youth Initiative
Creating Career Ladders in the Extended Care Industry: The Role of the Massachusetts Community Colleges in the Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative [PDF]. This report about the ECCLI Career Ladder initiative provides insight on creating systems that help employers and staff to find and create career opportunities and take advantage of these opportunities.
Workforce Investment Profiles. The Regional Workforce Investment Profiles is an annual publication that is part of a series of Regional Workforce Profiles publications. These profiles show federal and state resources available in Massachusetts for local service delivery, identify participation levels, and list selected outcomes for the Commonwealth's main workforce development programs.
Establishing Effective Workforce Development Programs for Community Action Agencies and Other Community-Based Organizations in Massachusetts [PDF]. From MassCAP (http://masscap.org), this publication outlines information gleaned from reviews of other organizations, summative reports and evaluations, and a survey of CAAs/CBOs conducted specifically for this project.
The Massachusetts Healthcare Chartbook [PDF]. Provides labor market information for the health sector.
Federal Tools
Case Management Resource Guide [PDF]. Provides comprehensive guidance around case management.
The WIA Youth Program RFP Guide [PDF]. Provides guidance around the request for proposal (RFP) process and best practices.
October 2003 White House Task Force for Disadvantaged Youth Final Report [PDF]. The report of the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth, focusing on streamlining the Federal Response to Disadvantaged Youth, Better Accountability, Better Connections, Giving Priority to the Neediest Youth and Caring for Special Target Populations.
How Youth Programs Manage Program Intake, Individual Service Strategy Development and Case Files [PDF]. Using examples from several youth programs around the country, this report provides specific information about case management and ISS development practices.
Online Tools
WIA Performance Enhancement Project. Provides key concepts and definitions of the WIA performance measurement system, and the definition, timing, and calculation of performance measures for youth and adults.
Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS). A comprehensive and easy to use database of career / educational information and labor market data for individuals in and outside of the workforce system.
Go to http://masscis.intocareers.org/ to use MassCIS. You may sign in with a username and password. Youth service providers can sign in using the username/ password: massyouth in order to access a "youth friendly" page or create their own. To sign in without a username/password, scroll to the bottom of the page and indicate your city/town and role (parent, student, teacher, etc.)..
The Extended Care Career Ladders Initiative (ECCLI) Library. The ECCLI Library provides information on the recruitment and retention of nursing staff through flexible educational opportunities and incentives.
Project Based Learning. Materials supporting the implementation of Project-Based Learning.
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