OWD Issuances

This Issuance provides guidance on using Supplemental Wage Information (SWI) to meet the performance accountability requirements in Section 116¹ of WIOA² and WIOA implementing regulations³ for Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA) performance reporting.  It expands the previous Issuance to include guidance on SWI procedures for reporting on the WIOA Title I Youth program.  It also updates information about acceptable and available sources of information.  This Issuance supersedes and rescinds previous guidance from the Di

This Issuance updates procedures for Local Workforce Development Board (WDB) transfers of formula allocations between the WIOA¹ Title I Adult program and Dislocated Worker program.  All transfer requests, of any amount, must be submitted for State approval through the Division of Workforce Development (DWD) electronic Financial Reporting System (FRS).  Additionally, the State reinstates the requirement that a Local Plan Modification must be submitted for any such transfer exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the original annual allocation or re-allotted formula a

To provide policy regarding the proper disposition or destruction of records.

This Issuance transmits the Office of Workforce Development’s (OWD) guidance to local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) regarding the parameters of WIOA Youth program design that includes required Objective Assessments, Individual Service Strategies, case management, and follow-up services. 

This Issuance transmits the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) regarding WIOA Youth Incentives in order to conform to federal laws and regulations.

This Issuance transmits State policy to align with official guidance1 released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the procurement of service providers, including One-Stop Operators (OSO) and Youth service providers. A Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) may directly designate some providers. It must competitively select others, including the OSO and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth service providers. A single entity may serve the LWDB in more than one service provider role. 

This Issuance transmits the Office of Workforce Development’s (OWD) guidance on the use and administration of ACT WorkKeys Curriculum and the WorkKeys assessments to Missouri Job Center customers. 

The purpose of this policy is to establish requirements for training development/preparation and to implement procedures for Local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) to request training approval from the Office of Workforce Development (OWD). 

Providers of training services under Title I of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) must meet the eligibility requirements of the law,¹ be approved by the State according to the criteria as described in the State Plan, and be approved by Local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) to provide services in Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA). Local WDBs, therefore, must develop a written, standing policy for selecting and approving eligible training providers (ETP)².

This Issuance provides updated funding information to Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) for completion of Planning Budget Summaries (PBS) for PY 2022 and FY 2023 funding under WIOA.