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The Employment and Training Administration has issued Training and Employment Guidance Letter 38-11.

This TEGL informs states of the guidelines for negotiating WIA Title 1B program performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2012. These performance goals, once agreed upon between the State and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), will be incorporated into the State’s Strategic Plan.

The TEGL addresses the following topics:

• Background
• Changes in the Negotiations Process
• Methodology for Assessing Performance against Negotiated Levels
• WIA Incentive Grant Eligibility
• Applicable Performance Measures for the PY 2012 Performance Negotiations Process
• Reaching Agreement on State Performance Levels
• Inclusion of Performance Goals in State Plans
• State and Local Regression Analysis
• Renegotiation of State Goals

The TEGL contains four attachments:

Attachment I: Recommended Timeline for the Standard Negotiations Process
Attachment II: Recommended Timeline for the Extended Negotiations Process
Attachment III: FY 2013 Performance Goal
Attachment IV: Time Periods for Reporting Performance Information in the WIA Annual Report for PY  2011 to PY 2012

Also see:

Workforce Investment Act - Strategic Planning Resources Website