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WSIN26-14 — Grants Forecast for Program Year 2026-27
EDD forecasts four WIOA discretionary funding opportunities for PY 2026-27, including farmworker, EMS, and employment pathways grants.
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TEN 05-26 — Framework for Effective Pre-Apprenticeships
USDOL replaces prior pre-apprenticeship guidance with a five-component framework centered on Registered Apprenticeship connections, industry alignment, hands-on learning, partnerships, and outcomes.
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WSIN26-12 — Farmworkers Advancement Program SFP — PY 26-27
EDD opens a $10 million Farmworkers Advancement Program solicitation for regional training, job-quality, and wraparound-service projects.
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TEN 04-26 — Promoting High-Quality Industry-Recognized Credentials
USDOL provides a framework for evaluating high-quality industry-recognized credentials based on employer recognition, competencies, labor-market value, portability, and career outcomes.
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TEN 03-26 — WIOA Core Program Performance Accountability Assessment for PY 2025
USDOL identifies the WIOA Title I and Wagner-Peyser performance indicators subject to federal performance assessment for Program Year 2025.
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TEN 02-26 — Wagner-Peyser Employment Service Staffing Final Rule
USDOL announces a Wagner-Peyser Employment Service staffing final rule that gives states new flexibility; local California impacts depend on state implementation.
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WSIN26-09 — California Volunteers Offers Work Experience and Paid Service Roles
EDD encourages workforce partners to consider California Volunteers’ volunteer and paid service roles as work-experience and career-development options.
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WSIN26-08 — ETP Report Deadlines for PY 2025
EDD set the PY 2025 Eligible Training Provider Report timeline and required All Student performance data for programs on California’s ETPL.
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WSIN26-06 — Workforce Training to Obtain a Commercial Driver’s License
EDD directs workforce partners funding CDL training to verify English proficiency and other federal and California licensing requirements early.
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WSIN26-04 — State Negotiated Performance Goals — PY 26-27
Statewide Action Alert: California has set PY 2026-27 WIOA performance goals, and Local Areas must complete Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth performance negotiations with…