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Workforce Policy and Guidance



TWC’s Workforce Policy and Guidance page provides searchable access to Workforce Development Letters, Adult Education and Literacy Letters, and Technical Assistance Bulletins. If you have questions about policy guidance, please email:



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Guidance Number Status Subject Keywords Publication Datesort ascending
WD 24-20 Active In-Demand Industries, In-Demand Occupations, and Target Occupations Lists

Attachments:
  1. List TemplatesMS Excel
  2. Industry and Occupation InformationMS Excel
  3. InstructionsPDF
 Board Planning, ETP, WIOA 10/28/2020
WD 26-20 Active Reinstatement of the Child Care Work Requirement and Discontinuance of Extended Eligibility Redetermination Periods Child Care, Natural Disaster 10/20/2020
WD 18-20 Active Local Workforce Development Board Planning Guidelines for Program Years 2021–2024

Attachments:
  1. Plan TemplatePDF
  2. Guidance and ChecklistPDF
  3. Statutory References PDF
 Board Planning, WIOA 10/15/2020
WD 25-20 Active Child Care Provider Maximum Reimbursement Rate Increases

Attachments:
  1. FY’21 Child Care Provider Reimbursement Rates—Effective October 1, 2020PDF
 Child Care 10/08/2020
WD 23-20 Active Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2021 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/07/2020
WD 19-20 Active Funds for Hiring and Retaining Texas Rising Star Mentors and Assessors

Attachments:
  1. BCY’21 Texas Rising Star Mentor Assessor Funding by BoardPDF
 Child Care 09/30/2020
AEL 07-20 Active Fiscal Year 2021/Program Year 2020—Adult Education and Literacy Allocations and Fiscal Year 2020/Program Year 2019 Carryforward Funds AEL, Fiscal - Allocations, TANF/Choices 09/16/2020
WD 21-20 Active COVID-19 and Board Contract Year 2020 Supplemental Child Care Funding Distributions

Attachments:
  1. BCY’20 Supplemental Funding Distributions for Child Care CCDBG CARES Act FundingPDF
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/15/2020
WD 20-20 Active COVID-19 and Additional Enhanced Reimbursement Rate Funding Distributions

Attachments:
  1. Additional Funds for Cost Reimbursement of Enhanced Reimbursement Rate CCDBG CARES Act FundingPDF
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/15/2020
WD 22-20 Active Board Contract Year 2021 Federal Poverty Guidelines and State Median Income Amounts for Determining Eligibility and Parent Share of Cost for Child Care Services

Attachments:
  1. Board Contract Year 2021 Income Limit Eligibility Code Card for Child Care ServicesPDF
  2. Board Contract Year 2021 Income Ranges for Parent Share of Cost AssessmentPDF
 Child Care, TWIST 09/14/2020
WD 07-20, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 Child Care Services Guidance—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD 07-20, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 09/11/2020
AEL 06-20 Active Adult Education and Literacy Services and Reporting during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period AEL, Natural Disaster 09/11/2020
AEL 04-20, Chg 1 Active Workforce Integration and Follow-Up Activities—Update

Attachments:
  1. Proportionate Distribution for Workforce Integration InitiativesPDF
  2. Revisions to AEL Letter 04-20 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 AEL 08/31/2020
WD 13-20, Chg 1 Active COVID-19 and Stabilization Grants for Closed Child Care Providers—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 13-20 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 08/28/2020
WD 16-20 Active TEA Student ID Reconciliation Process

Attachments:
  1. Texas Education Agency Unique Student ID Resolution Desk AidPDF
 Child Care, TWIST 08/25/2020
TA 298 Active Child Care Quality Expenditures during the COVID-19 Pandemic Child Care, Natural Disaster 08/21/2020
WD 17-20 Active Child Care for School-Age Children during COVID-19 Child Care, Natural Disaster 08/21/2020
AEL 02-18, Chg 1 Active Procedures and Required Documentation for Access to the Texas Educating Adults Management System (TEAMS)—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to AEL Letter 02-18 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 AEL 08/13/2020
WD 14-20 Active COVID-19 Child Care Services and Child Absences Child Care, Natural Disaster 07/20/2020
AEL 03-20 Active Remote Testing and Performance in Adult Education and Literacy AEL, Natural Disaster, WIOA 07/07/2020
WD 11-20, Chg 1 Active Supplemental Child Care Distribution—CARES Act CCDBG Funds—Update

Attachments:
  1. wd-11-20-ch-1-att-1-twc.pdfPDF
  2. wd-11-20-ch-1-att-2-twc.docxMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 06/08/2020
AEL 02-20, Chg 1 Active Program Year 2019–2020 Performance-Based Funding and Performance Allocation Holdbacks—Update

Attachments:
  1. ael-02-20-ch-1-att-1.pdfPDF
  2. ael-02-20-ch-1-att-2-twc.docxMS Word
 AEL 06/04/2020
WD 09-20, Chg 2 Active Emergency Child Care for TWC COVID-19 Essential Workers and Extension of Child Care Job Search Period During COVID-19 Emergency—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD 09-20, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 05/22/2020
WD 12-20 Active COVID-19 and Child Care Income Calculations Child Care, Natural Disaster 05/07/2020
AEL 01-20, Chg 1 Active Program Year 2019–2020 AEL Enrollment and Performance Targets—Update

Attachments:
  1. AEL-01-20-ch-1-att-1-twc.pdfPDF
  2. AEL-01-20-ch-1-att-2-twc.pdfPDF
  3. AEL-01-20-ch-1-att-3-twc.pdfPDF
  4. AEL-01-20-ch-1-att-4-twc.pdfPDF
  5. AEL-01-20-ch-1-att-5-twc.docxMS Word
 AEL, WIOA 05/05/2020
WD 05-20 Active Veterans Reemployment Program ES, ETP, Offenders, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA 05/01/2020
WD 08-20, Chg 2 Active COVID-19 and Child Care Parent Share of Cost—Update

Attachments:
  1. Average Parent Share of Cost by Local Workforce Development BoardPDF
  2. Fiscal Year 2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Child Care DistributionPDF
  3. Revisions to WD 08-20, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 04/29/2020
WD 10-20 Active COVID-19 and Assistance for Open Child Care Providers Child Care, Natural Disaster 04/29/2020
AEL 05-20 Active Modifications to Grants Awarded under TWC RFP 320-18-01, Adult Education and Literacy Service Provider Grant AEL 03/19/2020
TA 297 Active Early Learning Public-Private Partneships Guidebook

Attachments:
  1. TEA Early Learning Public-Private Partnerships GuidebookPDF
 Child Care 03/13/2020

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