States may apply for each award only once and a state agency administrator must approve each nomination. The five awards listed below comprise the Winter Workforce Innovation Awards.
This training is designed to promote cooperation among states in managing Unemployment Insurance Interstate and Combined Wage Claim (CWC) operations and to promote efficient administration of the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) and the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-service members (UCX) programs.
The State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Seminar is a gathering for state workforce members, employers and third-party administrators (TPAs) to discuss current and developing trends in the unemployment program and how SIDES can be used to enhance integrity measures, streamline claims processing and reduce agency costs.
2019 International Week was held at the Hall of States in Washington, DC and was hosted by NASWA, the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), the World Association of Public Employment Services (WAPES), The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Over 200 attendees joined from around the world to discuss workforce issues and share best practices.
Members of the National Labor Exchange (NLx) Steering Committee met in Detroit, Michigan in November to discuss policy, national and international initiatives, virtual jobs, and best practices.
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UI ITSC
Updates for SDDS and OccuCoder
UI ITSC released updates for the SUTA Dumping Detection System (SDDS) and OccuCoder. SDDS is an automated system to detect employers who may be engaged in SUTA dumping schemes. OccuCoder is a job matching tool that automatically assigns job titles and descriptions an O*NET-SOC job code. These two products are... (read more)
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APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Apprenticeship week was the week of November 11th. The nation came together to focus on apprenticeship, but NASWA advocates this key state workforce development initiative year-round!
