Date of Issue:  May 26, 2005
	
Office of Issue:  AWI – 05-09
	
Reference:  TAPR	

STATE OF FLORIDA
AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION

AWI Communiqué

TO:		Workforce Florida Inc. and Regional Workforce Boards

FROM:	Lois A. Scott, Program Manager, One-Stop and Program Support

SUBJECT: 	State Accomplishment of Performance Goals for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement 
Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) Participants 

PURPOSE:

To issue a copy of the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) Training and Employment Guidance (TEGL) on the State Accomplishments for the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and North American Free Trade Agreement Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA). 

Background:

In 1998, ETA established a new reporting system, the Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR), which tracks program performance and participant outcomes for the TAA and NAFTA-TAA programs.  Other reports used to determine distribution of TAA funds include the ETA 563 and SF-269.  A strong emphasis is placed on accurate and timely reporting of training participants and expenditure data.

ACTION REQUIRED:

The RWBs should take necessary action to ensure program staff and partners are aware and understand that the TAA Program has performance standards and goals identified at the national level that are critical to TAA formula funding.  Since AWI is responsible for generating the various reports to ETA, please ensure information is entered and reported properly.  Also, we would like to advise you that the common measures will be applied to this program effective October 1, 2005.

LINK:    http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL32-04.pdf

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