DOLETA Webinar Series on American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)

USDOL-ETA is offering a series of Webinars to provide guidance and technical assistance to the Workforce Investment System regarding the implementation of funds appropriated under ARRA. When registering for a Webinar, please choose the program-specific sessions that are most applicable to you as seating is limited to 1,000 participants. Please note the specific time of the sessions for which you are registering.  Following are the Webinars currently scheduled.

 

Week 1 

State Plans and Waivers: Plans for the Future

The infusion of funds from the Recovery Act has prompted ETA to require WIA/Wagner-Peyser Act State Plan modifications from all states. ETA will provide an overview of its guidance on the submission process for State Plans and waiver requests for PY 2009.
 

Date/Time:  Friday, March 27, 2009, 12:30-2:00 pm EST
Register Now: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000907551565613770/info 
 
Week 2

Technical Question & Answer Session
Technical and subject matter experts will address questions regarding the Recovery Act policy and planning TEGL. Please submit questions to eta.economicrecovery@dol.gov in advance of this session. Live Q&A will address questions that are not received in advance.

Date/Time:  Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Register Now: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000907555462547660/info

 

Ramp It Up: Creating Meaningful Work Experience Opportunities For Youth
This webinar will explore strategies to create meaningful work experience opportunities in the public and private sector and recruitment strategies for younger and older disconnected youth to connect with summer work experience. Two programs will be highlighted.

Date/Time:  Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 3:00-4:30 pm EST
Register Now: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000907556387353421/info

Week 3

What's the Program?: Exploring Program Design Models for Youth

 

This webinar will explore several different program design models. Examples include: strategic methods to provide youth 14-15 with a meaningful summer work experience without leaving them in the classroom, dual enrollment in college courses, integrating learning and earning programs that will transition into year-round programs, and going green.

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 3:00-5:00 pm EST
Register Now: http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000907633520517051/info

Week 4

Reemployment Services: Highlighting Best Practices
This webinar will identify common themes and best practice approaches to reemployment services. Joining the webinar will be state and local boards that have connected UI, WP and WIA systems for a comprehensive reemployment function.

Date/Time: Thursday, April 16, 2009, TBA pm EST
 
Forthcoming Guidance
Reemployment Services: Making the UI Connection
The Office of Workforce Investment in partnership with the Office of Workforce Security will share strategies to better connect worker profiling and reemployment services.  In particular the session will focus on improving technology and removing barriers across programs and across state-to-local lines to better serve the unemployed. Please check back on the Workforce3One.org web space for registration information. 

Date/Time:  TBA
 
Performance and Reporting Guidance
Due to the required review and approval of new reporting forms by the Office of Management and budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act, this webinar cannot yet be scheduled. Please check back on the Workforce3One.org web space for registration information.

Date/Time:  TBA
 

Please note that you must be logged into Workforce3 One in order to access and view the recording.  If you should need any assistance accessing today's webinar or any resources associated with the session, please contact webinars@workforce3one.org.


If you're looking for the latest TEGL on the ARRA, you can find it here.