Workforce Professionals
The resources, tools, updates and links on this page are intended to assist the nation's workforce professionals in serving the needs of workers and business.
- Census Bureau's Guidance on 2010 Census Jobs (January 19, 2009)
- Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: EDA Guidance / Funding Opportunity on (January 19, 2009)
- WIA State Annual Reports and Summaries (PY 2000 – PY 2008) (January 19, 2009)
- Green Jobs "Community of Practice" (January 19, 2009)
- Worker Reemployment Portal
- HOPE NOW Alliance Forums / New UI Benefit Calculation Tool
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February 5, 2010HUD Announces New Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
February 5, 2010ETA and HHS/ACF Joint Letter Promotes Youth Subsidized Employment Opportunities under TANF Emergency Contingency Funds
February 4, 2010Commerce Secretary Locke Provides Details on the National Export Initiative
February 4, 2010Department Announces Results of the "Tools for America's Job Seekers Challenge"; Public's Favorite Online Tools Posted on the Internet
February 2, 2010Employment of Disabled Veterans: ETA Announces New Video and Informational Brief
February 1, 2010Department Outlines FY 2011 Budget Request
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Department Publishes Model Employer Children's Health Insurance Program Notice
February 4, 2010
IES Announces Grant and Cooperative Agreement Competition; Research Topics Include STEM, Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, and Analysis of Longitudinal Data to Support Reform
February 4, 2010
JFF Announces Workforce Solutions Week (March 8 - 14): Sharing Partner Successes in Increasing Career Advancement for Low-Income Individuals and Low-Wage Workers
February 4, 2010
Executive Order 13530 Establishes President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability
February 3, 2010
OVAE Publishes Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS)
February 2, 2010
EDA Issues Final Rule on Revolving Loan Fund and TAA for Firms; Publishes Investment Policy Guidelines
January 27, 2010
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January 28, 2010Department Continues Aid to Wisconsin Workers Impacted by Automotive Industry Layoffs
January 28, 2010Department Certifies Approximately 4,800 Workers in 14 States as Eligible to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
December 28, 2009Department Announces Grant Increment to Continue Assistance to Workers Impacted by Semiconductor Industry Layoffs in Oregon
December 22, 2009Department Announces Grant to Assist Workers in Massachusetts Affected by Financial Industry Layoffs
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February 3, 2010 Update
Green Jobs Community of Practice (CoP)
Launched in January 2010, the Green Jobs Community of Practice (CoP) on Worforce3 One serves as a platform for workforce professionals and green job thought leaders to discuss and share promising practices to create partnerships for Green Job Workforce Solutions and leverage the 2009 Recovery Act investments. The Green Jobs CoP provides an interactive platform for providing technical assistance through webinars, discussion boards, blogs and other online resources to workforce professionals, particularly those at the State and Workforce Investment Board levels as well as green jobs grantees. It is a community for all workforce professionals who focus on green jobs and the workforce’s role in building a green economy.
Below are just a few examples of some of the information available on the Green Jobs CoP:
Green Jobs Reading 101 Wiki: This reading list is intended to provide the workforce investment system introductory materials about green jobs. The materials listed include some of the books, reports, key organizations and Web sites that focus on the green economy, green occupations, and resources for thinking about green jobs employment and training approaches. There is a brief description of each document along with a link to its location; most of the documents highlighted are cited frequently in other green jobs publications.
Blog on Community Colleges and Green Jobs: This blog discusses the role of community colleges and their role to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and promote environmental stewardship, using campuses as living laboratories, integrating sustainability principles into curricula, and educating and training workers for new, reoriented, or emerging jobs in the green economy.
A blog highlighting the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program and links to a podcast and previous webinar.
Some information coming up on the Green Jobs CoP includes:
- A series of blogs highlighting different green jobs reports and surveys completed by various states that feature labor market information pertaining to green jobs in those states.
- A series of blogs discussing competency models and featuring the “greening” of some of the models.
- Blogs highlighting different federal partnerships like the partnership between the Department of Labor and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Green CoP team encourages you share your content here. The strength and usefulness of the Green Jobs Community of Practice comes from the contributions of its many members – so we hope you’ll stop by the new Green Jobs CoP today to connect, engage, and innovate!