Policy Guidance Letters (PGLs)

1.  WIOA Section 188 Guide

ADM-2019-06

Change 1

1. WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Governance WFC Questionnaire
2. Workforce Development Boards Monitoring Guide
3. WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Administration, Program, Grant, and Financial Management Systems Monitoring Guide
4. WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Local Policy Monitoring Guide
5. WIOA and Wagner-Peyser Performance Accountability Monitoring Guide
6. Program WFC Questionnaires and File Review Monitoring Guides
   • 6a - Wagner-Peyser Employer Record/Job Order File Review Monitoring Guide
   • 6b – Wagner-Peyser Job Seeker/Business Services Program WFC Questionnaire
   • 6c – WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker File Review Monitoring Guide
   • 6d – WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker Program WFC Questionnaire
   • 6e - WIOA Youth File Review, rev. Feb 2020
   • ​6f – WIOA Youth Program WFC Questionnaire
   • 6g – Trade Adjustment Assistance File Review Monitoring Guide
   • 6h – Trade Adjustment Assistance Program WFC Questionnaire
   • 6i – Veterans Program Services WFC Questionnaire
7. Required Local Policies and Documents
8. Per-Client Expenditure Monitoring Procedures
9. Risk Assessment Categories and Evaluation
10. Definition of Key Monitoring Report Terms

 Equal Opportunity Sanctions

1. Recommended Method for Calculating Adverse Impact

Processing Discrimination Complaints

1. Complaint Form - English
2. Complaint Form - Spanish
3. Complaint Log

2019-12-21

 Employment Service Complaint System

1. ETA-8429: Complaint/Apparent Violation Form
2. ETA-8429: Complaint/Apparent Violation Form - Instructions 
3. ES Complaint System Logging Instructions and Log
4. ETA-5148, Part I: Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Report
5. ETA-5148, Part I: Instructions for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Report
6. ETA-5148, Part III: Employment Service Complaint System Report
7. ETA-5148, Part III: Instructions for ES Complaint System Report

1. Restricted Flag Template Letter
2. Ban Template Letter
3. Statewide Ban Template Letter

Discretionary Grant Management and Accountability

1. Elements of a Technical Assistance Plan
2. Elements of a Performance Improvement Plan

ADM-2015-01, Change 1

WIOA Complaint Procedures​

Subrecipient Financial Procedures

1. CDLE Subrecipient Financial Procedures
2. Closeout Document Package
3. CLEAR Upload Template Sample

Workforce Development Programs Funding Allocations

1. Sample NFA and Related Procedures
2. Sample NFR and Related Procedures
3. Sample Workplan and Related Procedures
4. Sample Workbook and Related Procedures
5. Google Drive Procedures

Property Management

1. Definitions and Forms

MOU and Cost Allocation Guidelines

1. Cost Allocation Guidelines

Advertising and Outreach

1. Excerpts from Federal Guidance
2. USDOL Financial Management Bulletin
3. Decision Tree Model
4. Questions and Answers

Eligible Providers of WIOA Title I Youth Program Elements

1. Youth Service Provider Chart

FIN-2015-01,

Change 1

Audit and Debt Collection Procedures           

 1. Audit Procedures 

Policy Guidance Letter Format

1. Policy Guidance Letter (PGL) Template

GEN-2001-01

America's Workforce Network Toll-Free Help Line and America's Service Locator

1. ASL Data Template
2. TEGL 8-00
3. TEGL 8-00 Change 1

 PY19 WIOA Performance Incentive Fund Grants

1. PY19 PIF Rating Scale for Areas
2. PY19 Local Plan Report Template
3. CO High Performing Local Workforce Development Board Rubric
4. CO High Performing Local Workforce Development Board Application Guidelines
5. Best Practice Action Form

GRT-2018-04 PY18 WIOA Performance Incentive Fund Grants

1. PY18 PIF Rating Scale for Areas
2. PY18 Local Plan Report Template
3. CO High Performing Local Workforce Development Board Rubric
4. CO High Performing Local Workforce Development Board Application Guidelines
5.  Best Practice Template

 Disability Employment Initiative Grant

1. Quarterly Narrative Report Template

State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant

1. SAE Report Template
2.  Outreach Scan
3. SAE FAQ - March 2019
4. On-the-Job Learning FAQ – October 2019
5. File Review Monitoring Guide 
6. Apprenticeship Data Entry Desk Aid
7. Employer Attestation Letter Template

Veterans’ Service-To-Career Program

1. Evaluation and Reporting Elements

MIS-2017-01 Change 1

PY15 Data Validation Procedures

1. Data Elements and Source Documentation
2. Data Validation Desk Aid

 Applicant Ethnicity and Race

TAA-2011-02, Change 1

 Approving Job Search and Relocation Allowances for Participants served under TAARA 2015

TAA Training Approval Guidelines

1. TAA-610, TAA Program Technology Agreement 

Placement/Assessment Testing; Training at Non-Accredited Providers

1. List of Accrediting Agencies

Jobs for Veterans State Grant State Staff Roles

1. Veterans Triage Form
2. Title 38 Definitions
3. Additional Populations Eligible for DVOP Services
4. Veteran Triage Diagram

Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses

1. Meeting Veterans Priority of Service Standards for WIOA Programs
2. JVSG Audit Tool

VET-2015-01, Change 2

Hilton Honors Military Rewards Program

1. Interview Letter Sample
2. HHonors Military Rewards Program Referral Form - Rev. March 2018
3. Release and Information Exchange Form - Rev. March 2018

Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) Requirements

1. Chapter 1 Veteran Referral Process Flow

Veterans Performance Incentives Awards

1. FY06 Distinguished Award Form
2. FY06 Spot Award Form
3. fw9

COVID-19 Emergency Policy Relief for WIOA Title I Programs

1. COVID-19 Virus WIOA Title I Self-Attestation Form

One-Stop Certification Criteria 

 1. One-Stop Certification Submission Requirements

WIOA-2020-01

Change 1

PY20-23 Regional and Local Plans 

1. Regional/Local Plan Narrative Signature Sheet
2. Regional/Local Plan Narrative Template
3. Local Area Compliance Plan Signature Sheet
4. Local Area Compliance Plan and Required Documents, rev. March 2020
5. OMB Risk Assessment Questionnaire

WIOA Title I Transitional Jobs

1. Transitional Jobs Procedures

WIOA-2019-02 Change 1 

WIOA Title I Credential Attainment Measure

1. Procedures for Documenting Credential Attainment in Connecting Colorado
2. Resource List of Acceptable Recognized Credentials

Title I Customized Training

1. Customized Training Procedures

1. Procedures Overview for Documenting Measurable Skill Gains in Connecting Colorado (rev. Oct 2018)
2. Detailed Procedures for Documenting Measurable Skill Gains in Connecting Colorado
3. NRS Test Benchmarks

1. Sample Work Experience Worksite Guide
2. Sample Work Experience Agreement
3. Sample Work Experience Time Sheet
4. WIOA Title I 20% Youth Work Experience Expenditure Requirement
5. Work Experience Contract Requirements

One Stop Operator Requirements

1. One-Stop Operator Overview
2. One-Stop Operator Checklist
3. WIOA One-Stop Operator Regulations Side-by-Side (Draft and Final)
4. Key USDOL Responses to Comments on the One-Stop Operator Regulations

Local Negotiations on Infrastructure Funding 

1. Infrastructure Negotiations Workbook Template

Registered Apprenticeships in WIOA

1. Federal Registered Apprenticeship Criteria and Standards
2. Making Registered Apprenticeship Work for the Public Workforce System

WIOA Program Evaluation

1. Basic Definitions of Common Evaluation Terms
2. Evaluation Plan Workbook Excerpt
3. Evaluability Assessment Checklist
4. Logic Model Workbook Excerpt
5. Tool Selector

WIOA Incumbent Worker Training 

1.  Incumbent Worker Data Elements

Transfer of Funds Between Adult and Dislocated Worker Allocations

1. Approval Process

On-the-Job Training

1. Sample Pre-Award Review Checklist 
2. Sample OJT Contract

WIOA State Infrastructure Funding Formula

1. State Formula Steps
2. Program Caps
3. Statewide Formula Determining Factor

WIOA-2015-09, Change 2

Individual Training Accounts for WIOA Title I Programs​

Eligible Training Providers for WIOA Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs

1. Required Performance Data​

WIOA-2015-05, Change4

WIOA TItle I Eligibility Guidelines

1. Adult Program Eligibility, rev. April 2017
2. Dislocated Worker Program Eligibility, rev. April 2017
3. WIOA Youth Program Eligibility, rev. April 2020
4. WIOA Grants Eligibility, rev. April 2017
5. TEGL 22-04 - Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grant
6. TEGL 22-04, change 1 - Serving Military Service Members and Military Spouses under the WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Grant
7. TEGL 5-08, Policy for Collection and Use of Workforce System Participants’ Social Security Numbers (November 13, 2008)
8. TEGL 11-11, Change 2 – Selective Service Registration Requirements for Employment and Training Programs (May 16, 2012)
9. TEGL 09-12, Services to Victims of Human Trafficking (October 24, 2012)
10. TEGL 02-14, Eligibility of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Participants for WIA and Wagner-Peyser
11. Using UI Notifications and Screens, rev. April 2017
12. Samples of New Drivers’ Licenses and IDs, Rev. June 2016
13. Connecting Colorado Supply and Demand Report for DW Eligibility
14. Youth in Poverty Interactive Map, Rev. Oct. 2016
15. Example Documentation for Spouses of Active Military Members
16. WIOA TItle I Eligibility Q&A, rev. Nov 2017

Local Area Designation

1. Performance Reporting Template

Guidelines for Affidavit of Immigration Status, Rev. June 2016

1. Affidavit - English Version - Revised September 2015
2. Affidavit - Spanish version
3. SAVE Guide

WP-2017-01 Post-Secondary Education and Training Resources for UI Claimants and Other Unemployed Workers

1. Financial Aid Toolkit

Virtual Job Shadow 

1. Virtual Job Shadow User Account Set-Up

A Comprehensive Approach to Business Services

1. Core Business Services Guide
2. Employer Verification in Connecting Colorado Guide
3. Job Orders Guide
4. Allowable Career Services for Employers under WIOA Final Rule
5. Fraudulent Employer Intrusion in Connecting Colorado Procedure

Unemployment Insurance Chat Initiative 

1. Instructions for Installing the UI Chat Shortcut 
2. Triage Flowchart for Workforce Centers

RESEA Guidance

1. RESEA Procedures, rev 7-1-2019
2. RESEA Notification Letter, rev. 7-1-2019
3. RESEA IRP and Eligibility Assessment, rev. 7-1-2019
4. RESEA Monitoring Tool, rev. 7-1-2019

Veterans Enhanced Job Contacts Pilot Initiative

1. UCX Initial Letter
2. UCX Pilot Project Follow-up email
3. UCX Work Search Log

WP-2015-01

Links to Reemployment

1. Workforce System Proceduresfile type icon
2. UI Division Proceduresfile type icon
3. Orientation Letter - Form UIW-1file type icon
4. Recording Services in Connecting Coloradofile type icon
5. Labor Market and Career Information Resources

Governor's Summer Job Hunt 2014

1. GSJF Youth Registration Goals for 2014

Virtual Job Fairs

1. Tracking VJF Participants in Connecting Colorado

MSFW Program Funding Guidelines

1. MSFW Full Registration Monitoring Tool

Regular Approved Training Requests 

1. B643 Regular Approved Training Authorization Form - Revised June 2016 

H-2A Foreign Labor Certification Guidelines

• Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order ETA Form 790
• Housing Inspection Forms WH-520 and ETA 33​​

Temporary Virtual Housing Inspection Toolkit for NEW unit inspections:

• Staff Guidance
• Employer Attestation
• ETA Temporary Virtual Housing Inspection Checklist
• Housing Inspection Addendum
• OSHA Virtual Housing Inspection Checklist ​

Temporary Virtual Housing Inspection Toolkit for units that have been PREVIOUSLY inspected:

Employment Eligibility Verification Required for Temporary H-2A & H-2B Referrals

1. Form I-9