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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Information on all active and rescinded letters will appear in search results. However, a link to the letter is provided only for 1) active letters and 2) rescinded letters that were originally issued on or after January 1, 2016.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 Numbersort descending Status Subject Keywords Publication Date
WD 11-22 Active Referrals from the Child Care and Unemployment Insurance Early Warning Report Board Planning, Child Care, TWIST 07/13/2022
WD 12-17, Chg 1 Active Contract Action Requests - Update

Attachments:
  1. Contract Action Request FormMS Word
  2. Revisions to WD Letter 12-17 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Administration 08/22/2018
WD 12-19, Chg 2 Active Funding Training Programs outside of Local Workforce Development Areas through Individual Training Accounts—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 12-19, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ETP, WIOA 10/25/2021
WD 12-20 Active COVID-19 and Child Care Income Calculations Child Care, Natural Disaster 05/07/2020
WD 12-22 Active Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Sunset Rapid Response, TAA, UI, WIOA 07/13/2022
TA 121 Active Non-Workforce Resources Available to Foster Youth 06/08/2006
TA 126 Active Updated Process for Obtaining, Deleting Access, and Resetting Passwords for the Texas Health and Human Services NCP Choices, SNAP E&T 08/16/2006
WD 13-18 Active Wage Record Requests ES 11/02/2018
WD 13-19 Active Online Security Verification Procedures for the Cash Draw and Expenditure Reporting System AEL, Financial Reporting 06/05/2019
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 13-21, Chg 1 Active Initial Job Search Child Care—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 13-21 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care 01/21/2022
WD 13-22, Chg 1 Active Online Learning Management Systems and Performance Expectations—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 13-22 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 TANF/Choices 03/27/2023
WD 14-08 Active Modifications to Unemployment Insurance Benefits System Access

Attachments:
  1. Unemployment Insurance Benefits System ScreensPDF
 ES, UI 03/19/2008
WD 14-13 Active The Workforce Information System of Texas: New Fund Code for Non–Texas Workforce Commission-Funded Grants TWIST 03/12/2013
WD 14-17 Active Operational Guidance for Receivables Established for Child Care Services Improperly Paid before October 1, 2016 Administration, Child Care 03/29/2017
WD 14-19, Chg 2 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Individual Training Accounts and Training Contracts—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 14-19, Change 2, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 ETP, WIOA 06/28/2021
WD 14-22, Chg 1 Active Child Care Provider Data and Board Agreements—Update

Attachments:
  1. Revisions to WD Letter 14-22, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care 01/13/2023
TA 142 Active E-mail address for Trade Readjustment Allowances Questions TAA 02/20/2007
WD 15-16 Active Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Eligibility Income Guidelines and Determining Minimum Self-Sufficiency Levels—Update TWIST, WIOA 07/12/2016
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 15-20 Active Funding Public-Sector Partnerships AEL, ES, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, WIOA 11/04/2020
WD 15-21, Chg 1 Active Service Industry Recovery Child Care

Attachments:
  1. Funds Distribution for Service Industry RecoveryPDF
  2. Revisions to WD 15-21 Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
 Child Care, TWIST 09/15/2021
WD 15-22 Active Workforce Automated Systems Data Entry Deadlines for Board Contract Year 2023 Child Care, ES, Performance, SNAP E&T, TAA, TANF/Choices, TWIST, WIOA, WorkInTexas.com 08/10/2022
TA 151 Active Benefits of Registered Apprenticeship Training Programs Apprenticeship 06/19/2007
TA 153 Active Ensuring the Quality of Veteran Job Seekers' Applications in WorkInTexas.com ES 07/24/2007
TA 154 Active Tools for Improving Services to Veterans ES, Veterans 07/25/2007
WD 16-08, Chg 1 Active Prevention and Detection of Fraud, Waste, Theft, and Program Abuse – Update Administration 10/28/2008
WD 16-14, Chg 2 Active Equal Opportunity Notice—Update

Attachments:
  1. Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (English version)PDF
  2. Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (English version)MS Word
  3. Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (Spanish version)PDF
  4. Notice—Equal Opportunity Is the Law (Spanish version)MS Word
  5. Revisions to WD Letter 16-14, Change 1, Shown in Track ChangesMS Word
  6. USDA “And Justice for All” PosterPDF
 Equal Opportunity, SNAP E&T, WIOA 03/10/2021
WD 16-19 Active Collection of Limited English Proficiency Status and Preferred Language Data Equal Opportunity, TWIST, WIOA 06/18/2019
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

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