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Workforce Policy and Guidance

Workforce Policy and Guidance



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



Comprehensive Program Guides

Visit the Workforce Program Guides page to access comprehensive program-specific guides that provide information and guidance on programs administered by TWC.


WD Letters, AEL Letters, CC Letters, FDCM Letters, and TA Bulletins

Information on all active and rescinded letters will appear in search results. However, a link to the letter is provided only for 1) active letters and 2) rescinded letters that were originally issued on or after January 1, 2016. Filter results by using the boxes below for Search Subject/Guidance No., Status, Keywords, Type, and Date. Once filters are selected, click the Apply button. Click the Reset button to clear all filters to begin a new search.

* If a document is not posted online, you may request a copy by emailing workforce.editing@twc.texas.gov.



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Guidance Number Status Subject Keywords Publication Datesort ascending
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
TA 294 Active Provider and Application IDs Used in TWIST and Eligible Training Provider/Program List ETP, TAA, TWIST, 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
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 29-19 Active Statewide Eligible Training Provider List Apprenticeship, ETP, WIOA 11/07/2019
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
AEL 03-19 Active Fiscal Year 2020/Program Year 2019—Adult Education and Literacy Allocations

Attachments:
  1. FY’20/PY’19 Adult Education and Literacy (Year Beginning July 1, 2019)PDF
 AEL, Fiscal - Allocations, TANF/Choices 08/16/2019
WD 19-19 Active Federal Appeals Process for WIOA Title I Noncriminal Grievances and Complaints WIOA 08/15/2019
AEL 06-18, Chg 1 Active Adult Education and Literacy Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Eligibility—Update

Attachments:
  1. Table of Substantive Revisions to AEL Letter 06-18PDF
  2. Revisions to AEL Letter 06-18 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 AEL, TANF/Choices 08/13/2019
AEL 02-19 Active Collection of Certain Participant Information for Performance Reporting AEL, TANF/Choices, WIOA 08/08/2019
WD 16-19 Active Collection of Limited English Proficiency Status and Preferred Language Data Equal Opportunity, TWIST, WIOA 06/18/2019
WD 13-19 Active Online Security Verification Procedures for the Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System AEL, Financial Reporting 06/05/2019
WD 15-19 Active Guidelines for the Provision of Incentives for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth and Choices, including NCP Choices Participants NCP Choices, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA 05/21/2019
WD 06-19 Active Incumbent Worker Training

Attachments:
  1. Incumbent Worker Training Tracking ToolMS Excel
  2. Notification Form for Incumbent Worker TrainingMS Word
 WIOA 05/01/2019
AEL 08-18, Chg 1 Active AEL Enrollment and Performance Targets—Update

Attachments:
  1. Targets for Program Year 2018 AEL Participants Served—Updated with Final TargetsPDF
  2. TEAMS Funding Sources and Applicable Target CategoriesPDF
  3. Statewide Q1–Q3 and Q4 Measurable Skill Gains Targets and SubtargetsPDF
  4. Revisions to AEL Letter 08-18 Shown in Track ChangesPDF
 AEL 03/04/2019
WD 04-19 Active Implementation of Amendments to Chapter 809 Child Care Services Rules Regarding the Texas Rising Star Guidelines Child Care, TWIST 02/28/2019
WD 18-07, Chg 2 Active Discrimination Complaint Procedures—Update

Attachments:
  1. Texas Workforce Solutions Discrimination Complaint ProceduresPDF
  2. Texas Workforce Solutions Complaint Information Form (English)PDF
  3. Texas Workforce Solutions Complaint Information Form (Spanish)PDF
  4. Revisions to WD Letter 18-07, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
  5. Revisions to WD Letter 18-07, Change 1, Attachment 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Equal Opportunity 01/30/2019
WD 02-19 Active Babel Notices

Attachments:
  1. Babel Notice RequirementsPDF
 All Programs, Equal Opportunity 01/29/2019
AEL 01-19 Active Periods of Participation for Adult Education and Literacy AEL, WIOA 01/29/2019
WD 26-18 Active Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) Version 11&12 AEL, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/12/2018
WD 13-18 Active Wage Record Requests ES 11/02/2018
AEL 07-18 Active Suitable Tests for Use in AEL AEL 10/09/2018
AEL 05-18 Active Approved Forms of Identity AEL 10/03/2018
WD 24-18 Active Premises Costs for Use of Texas Workforce Commission Buildings Fiscal - Administration 10/01/2018
AEL 03-18 Active Fiscal Year 2019/Program Year 2018 Adult Education and Literacy Allocations and Additional Funding for Professional Development AEL, Fiscal - Allocations 09/20/2018

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