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January 06, 2009
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What's New!

Date Posted Description
12/8/2008 Final version of the Eligibililty Handbook is now available. Revisions are highlighted in yellow.
12/1/2008 DOL released TEGL 5-08, providing guidance on collection and use of Social Security numbers for participants accessing WIA and other workforce program services.
11/6/2008 The WIA Administrative Manual's Chapter 25, Attachment D was been revised as follow-up to the Workforce3One Literacy/Numeracy Programmatic and Technical Webinars.
11/5/2008 We have added a webinars page where all materials relating to Office of Youth Development webinars will be maintained. This will include recordings of the webinars themselves.
9/23/2008 The PY 2007 Minnesota Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Annual Report is now available to download (4.16 MB).
7/8/2008

The WIA Administrative Manual has been updated with the following changes: Chapter 20, Attachment A was updated to include a NOTE under item 4. Chapter 21, Attachment A has been updated with the current WIA Youth FSR and Instructions.

7/7/2008 Training Employment Notice 44-07 on Providing Strategies to the One-Stop Career Center System on Collaborating with YouthBuild Programs.
5/21/2008 A list of Administrative Forms for Youth Programs has been to the dropdown list under "Administrative Policy Information" on the DEED Youth website.
5/20/2008 The new Youth Monitoring Guide has been finalized with edits highlighted in yellow.
1/17/2008 The 2007 Minnesota Youth Program Annual Report is now available to download.
11/28/2007 We have added an electronic copy (PDF) version of the NEW U.S. Department of Homeland Security Form I-9 - Employment Eligibility Verification as well as the "Handbook for Employers, Instructions For Completing the Form I-9."

According to the Federal Register Notice of Monday, November 26, 2007 (pages 65974-65980), employers should begin using these new forms IMMEDIATELY. Youth participants already in your programs with completed I-9 forms already on file DO NOT have to resubmit a new form.

10/23/2007 DOL's new Toolkit for Effective Frontline Services to Youth was recently released and provides an extensive amount of information. 618 pages.
6/25/2007

Chapter 17 and Chapter 24 of the Youth Administrative Manual have been updated to reflect the extension of Minnesota's waiver regarding the Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) for youth through June 30, 2010.

Chapter 7 of the Youth Administrative Manual has been updated to reflect the new minimum wage requirements.

6/6/2007

Chapter 4 of the Youth Administrative Manual has been updated to reflect changes to the definitions, inclusions and exclusions of income used to determine eligibility.

5/25/2007

The Youth Services Toolkit was developed by a national team of youth professionals, trainers, and program experts as a multipurpose resource for case management focusing on disadvantaged, at-risk youth who have become disconnected from mainstream institutions and systems. The Toolkit is designed to assist workforce professionals in the development of appropriate programming activities that help youth gain the skills and competencies they need to obtain jobs.

5/1/07 Recent discussions about WIA allocation formulas has resulted in revisiting a General Accounting Office (GAO) report on this topic. The most significant of these reports is an August, 2003 GAO report on use of alternative formulas on state WIA allocations.
4/26/07 The Youth@Work materials used during Minnesota's training are now available on the Youth website.

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Last Updated 12/8/2008

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