Region 1 Boston

Welcome

The Region 1 Office of the Employment and Training Administration is located in Boston, Massachusetts. We serve the States and Commonwealths of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Virgin Islands.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Guidance for implementation of the Workforce Investment Act funding in the Recovery Act for Native American Programs issued. See Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 16-08 for more.
ETA issues guidance for current SCSEP grantees for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) funds and extends the period of performance of current Program Year (PY) 2008 grants for an additional six months. See Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 15-08 for more.
ETA Issues Guidance for (1) Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and (2) State Planning Requirements for Program Year 2009. See Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 14-08 for more.
ETA Publishes Initial Plans for Implementation of Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Funding. See Training and Employment Notice (TEN) 30-08 for more.
ETA Provides States and Outlying Areas with Stimulus Allotments to Supplement FY 2008 Allotments for WIA and Wagner-Peyser. See Training and Employment Guidance Letter 13-08 for more.

Foreign Labor Certification Program moved from Regions

Regional Offices no longer administer the Foreign Labor Certification Program. If you are seeking information regarding the Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification Program, please click on the blue box at the top of the page, or visit http://www.foreignlaborcert.doleta.gov/.

Community of Practice

The Boston-Region1 community is now officially open for business. The CoP is an online resource designed to facilitate information sharing among partners in the workforce system. Through this community we intend to accomplish the following:

Provide technical assistance through the Region’s Workforce Capacity Building Initiative

Feature regional events, technical assistance sessions, conferences and regional programmatic conference calls

Highlight innovative discretionary projects & grantees in the Region

Announce webinars / news articles/ podcasts / links

Provide a forum for States, Locals, WIBS’ & Grantees to SHARE, LEARN & COLLABORATE

Provide a directory of research regarding current economic conditions and its impact on Region 1 states (historical information Financial Sector Portal )

Highlight products and information resulting from ETA Region 1 special initiatives such as Team2020, Economic Analysis Team &, Workforce Capacity Building team.

Feature practices from field work (reviews and consultations)
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