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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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WD Letters, AEL Letters, and TA Bulletins

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Guidance Number Status Subject Keywords Publication Datesort ascending
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 11-20 Active Supplemental Child Care Distribution—CARES Act CCDBG Funds

Attachments:
  1. FY'2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Child Care DistributionPDF
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 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
WD 07-20 Active COVID-19 Child Care Services Guidance

Attachments:
  1. Health and Safety of Child Care Facilities during COVID-19PDF
 Child Care, Natural Disaster 03/26/2020
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
WD 04-20 Active Virtual One-Stop Greeter in the New WorkInTexas.com System WorkInTexas.com 03/12/2020
AEL 04-20 Active Workforce Integration and Follow-Up Activities

Attachments:
  1. Proportionate Distribution for Workforce Integration InitiativesPDF
 AEL 03/12/2020
WD 43-11, Chg 2 Active Priority of Service for Eligible Foster Youth—Update

Attachments:
  1. 43-11-ch-2att1-twc.docxMS Word
 Child Care, ES, NCP Choices, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 02/19/2020
WD 03-20 Active Texas Prekindergarten Partnership Summit Travel Reimbursement

Attachments:
  1. 03-20att1-twc.xlsxMS Excel
 Child Care 02/19/2020
AEL 02-20 Active Program Year 2019–2020 Performance-Based Funding and Performance Allocation Holdbacks AEL 02/03/2020
WD 10-19, Chg 1 Active Fidelity Bonding Services—Update

Attachments:
  1. Fidelity Bond Request Form-PDFPDF
  2. Revisions to WD Letter 10-19, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
  3. Fidelity Bonding BrochurePDF
  4. Fidelity Bonding Program At-a-Glance-PDFPDF
  5. Fidelity Bonding Program Poster-PDFPDF
 Offenders, TWIST 01/29/2020
TA 294 Active Provider and Application IDs Used in TWIST and Eligible Training Provider/Program List ETP, TAA, TWIST, WIOA 01/17/2020
WD 14-19, Chg 1 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Individual Training Accounts and Training Contracts—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 14-19 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ETP, WIOA 01/17/2020
TA 293 Active Transportation Services—Update SNAP E&T, TANF/Choices, WIOA 01/14/2020
WD 02-20 Active Prekindergarten Public-Private Partnerships and Wraparound Child Care Child Care 01/08/2020
WD 01-20 Active Managing Individuals in the New WorkInTexas.com System ES, Rapid Response, RESEA, WorkInTexas.com 01/06/2020
TA 289, Chg 2 Active WIOA Youth Program Elements—Update

Attachments:
  1. WIOA Youth Program Elements MatrixPDF
  2. Revisions to TA Bulletin 289, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
  3. Revisions to TA Bulletin 289, Change 1, Attachment 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 TWIST, WIOA 12/30/2019
WD 25-19 Active Earned Income Tax Credit for Employed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients and Other Low-Income Workers Child Care, TANF/Choices 12/16/2019
WD 28-19 Active Local Workforce Development Board Virtual Meetings

Attachments:
  1. Videoconferencing GuidelinesPDF
 Administration 11/19/2019
WD 27-19 Active State Data Validation Requirements

Attachments:
  1. WIOA Data Element ReviewMS Excel
  2. WorkInTexas.com Data Elements that Migrate to TWISTMS Excel
 ES, TAA, TWIST, Veterans, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 11/13/2019
WD 29-19 Active Statewide Eligible Training Provider List Apprenticeship, ETP, WIOA 11/07/2019
WD 21-19 Active Child Care Quality Funds Report and Implementation and Expenditure Plan

Attachments:
  1. Allowable Child Care Quality ActivitiesPDF
  2. Child Care Quality End-of-Year ReportMS Excel
  3. Child Care Quality Implementation and Expenditure PlanPDF
  4. Quality Improvement Non-direct Care Activities Quarterly ReportMS Excel
 Child Care 11/04/2019
WD 09-19, Chg 1 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Performance Outcomes: Measurable Skill Gains—Update

Attachments:
  1. Types and Documentation of Measurable Skill GainsPDF
  2. Revisions to WD Letter 09-19, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 AEL, Performance, TAA, TWIST, VR, WIOA 10/31/2019
TA 292 Active Adding New Assessments in TWIST TAA, TWIST, VR, WIOA 10/17/2019
TA 291 Active Serving Unemployment Benefits Claimants ES, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 10/16/2019

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