NASWA Newsletter - November 2020 | Volume 5

NEWSLETTER | November 2020 | Volume 5 | Issue 10

Driving the national workforce agenda and providing value-added member services

Conferences & Meetings

Mark your calendars!

The 2021 Winter Policy Forum will be held virtually February 10-11, 2021. Save the date and watch for registration information coming soon!

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER VIRTUAL MEETINGS

November 17

Administration & Finance Committee

December 7

Technology Committee

December 7

Employment & Training Committee

(More information coming soon)

December 8

Board of Directors

December 9

Unemployment Insurance Committee

December 9

Workforce & Labor Market Information Committee (More information coming soon)

December 10

Workforce IT Support Center Steering Committee

December 10-11

Veterans Affairs Committee

NASWA in Action

UI IT SUPPORT CENTER STEERING COMMITTEE

VIRTUAL FALL MEETING

The Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Support Center (UI ITSC) Steering Committee met on October 29 and 30, 2020 virtually via Zoom.

The meeting marked the change of leadership for... Read More

WEEKLY VIRTUAL VET COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Originally offered to provide support and outreach for state Veteran program coordinators dealing with the pandemic’s impact on service delivery, the Veterans Affairs committee has been meeting every Friday since mid-March. The 30-minute virtual meetings are recorded, average 30-45 attendees, and include a weekly update from USDOL VETS staff. States are also invited to ... Read More

What's Happening in the States

MARYLAND

Governor Announces Over $2.8 Million in Grant Awards to Create and Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities

SOUTH DAKOTA

Registered Apprenticeship Week Recognized

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National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration to showcase the opportunities that apprenticeship offers for Americans to develop workplace experience and skills that employers value.

The fifth annual NAW will take place November 8-14, 2020, at hundreds of events across the country. These events give leaders in business, labor, education and other critical industries the opportunity to showcase their apprenticeship programs, apprentices, and facilities to career seekers in their local communities.

COMMENTS ON THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FEDERAL COORDINATION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR ALL AMERICANS

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the development of a federal interagency Council on Economic Mobility as requested in Request for Information (RFI) to Promote Economic Mobility for All Americans....

DATA ANALYTICS TRAINING

FOR STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY TEAMS

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration is facilitating Applied Data Analytics training for state teams through the Coleridge Initiative. The training is developed in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Employment Security and rolled out in partnership with NASWA.

States will learn how to use administrative data to examine the unemployment to reemployment trajectories of UI benefit claimants and visualize the data in a dashboard, in order to develop insights for reemployment and recovery.

NOTE: Applications are due November 15.

NASCIO HONORS THREE PUBLIC SERVANTS

WITH STATE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR AWARD

The NASCIO State Technology Innovator Award honors outstanding state government employees who have made contributions to advance state technology policy through the promotion of best practices, adoption of new technologies and advancements in service delivery.

NATIONAL VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES MONTH

Did you know November is National Veterans and Military Families Month?

There are many resources to help you celebrate on Veterans Day and all month long. Take some time to remember the service of our nation's Veterans and honor those who served!

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STATE OF CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION:

AN ANALYSIS OF STATES' PERKINS V PRIORITIES

Advance CTE released The State of Career Technical Education: An Analysis of States’ Perkins V Priorities. This report is the first of its kind in providing a cross-state analysis and recognition of the strategic decisions state CTE leaders have made to advance high-quality CTE programs while increasing access and equity for each learner.

COVID-19 Resources

You can search Reemployment & Recovery COVID-19 topics in addition to Unemployment Insurance topics.

NASWA Members (state workforce agency personnel) have additional resources and solutions available for internal use only. This requires your NASWA Member login to access.