Maryland Policy Issuances - Workforce Development and Adult Learning
This site contains current policies for the Maryland Department of Labor's Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning, which is charged with providing policy guidance on workforce development and adult learning issues. These policies ensure that consistent communication is provided in terms of division-wide expectations and requirements.
Note: DWDAL Workforce Investment Field Instructions (WIFIs) have been phased-out and replaced by DWDAL policy issuances. CURRENT DWDAL policies (including WIFIs and policy issuances) are listed below, by year issued. ARCHIVED policies no longer in effect are available for viewing as well.
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Current Policies - 2024
- PI 2024-09, Road to Careers Policy - November 21, 2024
- PI 2024-08, 4th & Goal - September 16, 2024
- PI 2024-07, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - July 18, 2024
- PI 2024-06, 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2024 Lower Living Standard Income Level - June 25, 2024
- PI 2024-05, Port of Baltimore Dislocated Worker Grant Policy - June 14, 2024
- PI 2024-04, Sponsor Apprenticeship Incentive Reimbursement Program - May 31, 2024
- PI 2024-03, Port of Baltimore Worker Retention Program - April 12, 2024
- PI 2024-02, Quality Jobs, Equity, Strategy, and Training Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant - March 27, 2024
- PI 2024-01, Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program - January 26, 2024
Current Policies - 2023
- PI 2023-12, Recovery Friendly Workplace - December 12, 2023
- PI 2023-11, Public Sector Apprenticeship Innovation Fund - November 16, 2023
- PI 2023-10, Maryland Hospitality Management Apprenticeship Program - November 16, 2023
- PI 2023-09, Workforce Solutions to Address Homelessness - November 3, 2023
- PI 2023-08, Supporting Recovery Through Employment Demonstration Grant - November 3, 2023
- PI 2023-07, 2023 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2023 Lower Living Standard Income Level - September 7, 2023
- PI 2023-06, Career Pathways for Healthcare Workers Program - May 15, 2023
- PI 2023-05, Maryland New Start Grant Program - April 3, 2023
- PI 2023-04, Maryland Works for Wind - March 21, 2023
- PI 2023-03, WIOA Title I Training & Maryland’s Eligible Training Provider List - February 16, 2023
- PI 2023-02, Basic Education Skills and English Language Assessments - January 10, 2023
- PI 2023-01, Measurable Skill Gains - January 10, 2023
Current Policies - 2022
- PI 2022-12, Youth Apprenticeship - December 19, 2022
- PI 2022-11, Jobs That Build Employer Fund - October 14, 2022
- PI 2022-09, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program - September 26, 2022
- PI 2022-08, 2020-2024 State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant - September 12, 2022
- PI 2022-07, Maryland Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - September 1, 2022
- PI 2022-06, 2022 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2022 Lower Living Standard Income - May 19, 2022
- PI 2022-05, Law Enforcement Cadet Registered Apprenticeship Program - May 10, 2022
- PI 2022-03, DWDAL Workforce Program’s Enrollment and Exit - April 7, 2022
- PI 2022-02, Trade Adjustment Assistance - April 6, 2022
- PI 2022-01, Data Validation - February 4, 2022
Current Policies - 2021
- PI 2021-15, 2019-2022 State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant - October 27, 2021
- PI 2021-14, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Program - October 4, 2021
- PI 2021-13, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Eligibility - October 4, 2021
- PI 2021-12, Performance Goals for Maryland's Workforce System - Program Years 2020 & 2021 - August 26, 2021
- PI 2021-09, Updated COVID-19 Flexibility Guidelines for the Maryland Workforce System - June 22, 2021
- PI 2021-08, Maryland's Fostering Employment Program - June 15, 2021
- PI 2021-06, 2021 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2021 Lower Living Standard Income Level - May 21, 2021
- PI 2021-04, WIOA Memoranda of Understanding & Resource Sharing Agreements - April 26, 2021
- PI 2021-03, Workforce Solutions to Address Maryland’s Opioid Crisis Policy - March 3, 2021
- PI 2021-02, Maryland Business Works - February 8, 2021
- PI 2021-01, Registered Apprenticeship for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (Pilot) - January 12, 2021
Current Policies - 2020
- PI 2020-07 COVID-19 National Dislocated Worker Grant Policy - December 4, 2020
- PI 2020-06 COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund (Continuation) - October 28, 2020
- PI 2020-04 COVID-19 Flexibility Guidelines for the Maryland Workforce System - June 25, 2020
- PI 2020-03, Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2020 Lower Living Standard Income Level - June 12, 2020
- PI 2020-01, COVID-19 Layoff Aversion Fund - March 23, 2020
Current Policies - 2019
- PI 2019-13, Workforce Solutions to Address Maryland’s Opioid Crisis Policy - November 25, 2019
- PI 2019-12, Older Worker Demonstration Grant - October 7, 2019
- PI 2019-10, Maryland's Apprenticeship Innovation Fund - September 11, 2019
- PI 2019-07, Monitoring - July 17, 2019
- PI 2019-06, 2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2019 Lower Living Standard Income Level - June 26, 2019
- PI 2019-04, Privacy and Data Security - March 28, 2019
- PI 2019-03, Performance Goals for Maryland’s Workforce System – Program Years 2018 & 2019 - March 18, 2019
Current Policies - 2018
- PI 2018-08, Career Pathway Connections for Adult Learners - October 1, 2018
- PI 2018-05, Rapid Response - August 16, 2018
- PI 2018-04, Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Services - July 6, 2018
- PI 2018-03, 2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2018 Lower Living Standard Income Level - June 15, 2018
Current Policies - 2017
- PI 2017-11, Maryland’s Disability Employment Initiative - December 20, 2017
- PI 2017-10, Partner Access to the Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) - December 18, 2017
- PI 2017-6, 2017 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2017 Lower Living Standard Income Level - June 2, 2017
- PI 2017-5, Federal Performance Goals for Maryland’s Workforce System - Program Years 2016 & 2017
- PI 2017-4, One Baltimore for Jobs (1B4J) Initiative - April 25, 2017
- PI 2017-2, Maryland Highway or Capital Transit Construction Skills Training Program - March 17, 2017
Current Policies - 2016
- PI 2016-07, 2016 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2016 Lower Living Standard Income Level - April 6, 2016
- PI 2016-06, Maryland’s Job Driven National Emergency Grant (JD NEG) Program - March 18, 2016
- PI 2016-04, Employment Services for Veterans - February 24, 2016
- PI 2016-03, One Baltimore for Jobs (1B4J) Initiative - February 2, 2016
- PI 2016-02, 2015 Federal Poverty Guidelines & 2015 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
- PI 2016-01, Transfer Authority for WIOA Title I Adult & Dislocated Worker Funds - January 1, 2016
Current Policies - 2015
- PI 2015-02, Maryland Highway or Capital Transit Construction (HCCT) Skills Training Program - February 2, 2015
- PI 2015-01, Process for Policy Development - January 8, 2015
Current Policies - 2014
- PI 2014-17, WIA Title 1 Program Eligibility - July 2, 2014
- PI 2014-14, PY 2014 Performance Goals for WIA Title 1B and WP - October 10, 2014
- PI-OFC-2014-8, Fiscal Review of Budget vs Actual (Word) - May 7, 2014
Attachment 1 (Word)
Attachment 2 (Word) - PI-OFC-2014-7, Local WIA Allocations for PY 2014 and FY 2015 (Word) - May 7, 2014
- PI-FO-2014-4, Issuance and Review of Trade Program Training Waivers (Word) - February 28, 2014
Attachment 1 (Word)
Attachment 2 (Word) - PI-FO-2014-3, Individual Employment Plans (IEP) (Word) - February 25, 2014
- PI-WIP-2014-2, Common Measures Data Reporting & Recording (Word) - February 25, 2014
- PI-WIP-2014-1, Enrollment & Exit (Word) - February 25, 2014
Current Policies - 2013
- Workforce Investment Act Voluntary Formula Funds Transfer Policy WIFI 2-13 (Word) - October 28, 2013
- PI-WD-2013-6, Conflict of Interest policy for local workforce boards (Word) - August 14, 2013
- PI-WD-2013-3, Appointment of Local Workforce Investment Board Members (Word) - August 15, 2013
- PI-WD-2013-2, Subsequent designation of local workforce areas (Word) - August 15, 2013
- PI-WD-2013-1, Local Workforce Investment Area designation appeals process (Word) - August 15, 2013
- Local WIA Allocations for PY 2013 and FY 2014 WIFI 15-12 (Word) - May 20, 2013
- Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards WIFI 11-12 (Word) - March 1, 2013
Local Workforce Investment Board Certification Form (Word only)
Cover Email to LWIBs (Word only)
Local Workforce Investment Board Questionnaire (Word only)
Appendix A: Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBs) (Word only)
Appendix B: Local Youth Council (Word only) - Selective Service Registration for TRADE Act Eligible Customers WIFI 10-12 (Word) - March 1, 2013
Current Policies - 2012
- One Stop Career Center and Programmatic Monitoring WIFI 7-12 (Word) - September 20, 2012
One Stop and Programmatic Guide (Word only)
One Stop and Programmatic Questionnaire (Word only)
Attachment #1 – National Emergency Grant Questionnaire (Word only)
Attachment #2 – State On-the-Job Training Monitoring Guide (Word only)
Attachment #3 – Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Monitoring Review Instrument (Word only)
Eligibility Determination for Adult Participants (Word only)
Eligibility Determination for Dislocated Worker Participants (Word only)
Eligibility Determination for Youth Participants (Word only) - Notification Policy for DWDAL Funds Recapture and Reallocation WIFI 13-11 (Word) - June 13, 2012
- Selective Service Registration Requirements for Workforce Investment Act funded programs WIFI 8-11 (Word) - January 9, 2012
Current Policies - 2011
- Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) Identification and Data Collection through the Maryland Workforce Exchange Virtual One Stop (MWE-VOS) and ETA 5148 Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Report WIFI 5-11 (Word) - November 15, 2011
- New Maryland Workforce Exchange (MWE) Text for Employers Concerning Job Orders' Compliance with Public Labor Exchange Requirements WIFI 4-11 (Word) - October 17, 2011
- Source Documentation to Verify Attainment of General Equivalency Diploma (GED) WIFI 3-11 (Word) - October 14, 2011
Current Policies - 2010
- E-Learnings for Use in One-Stops WIFI 3-10 (Word only) - August 27, 2010
Current Policies - 2009
- PELL Grants and the
Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved
Training WIFI 4-09 (Word only) - October
14, 2009
PELL Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training WIFI 4-09 Change 1 (Word only) - January 20, 2010
Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training TEGL 21-08
Pell Grants and the Payment of Unemployment Benefits to Individuals in Approved Training TEGL 21-08 Change 1
Pell Grant Letter
Pell Grant Waiver Form - moved to Inside Labor website - Operating Instructions
for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2009
WIFI 3-09 (Word only) - October 14, 2009
Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2009 WIFI 3-09 Change 1 (Word only) - August 18, 2010
Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2009 WIFI 3-09 Change 2 (Word only) - November 12, 2010
Request by Worker of Training Approval and Allowances While in Training Attachment
Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2009 WIFI 3-09 Change 3 - December 9, 2011 (Word)
Attachments:
TAA-Individual Training Contract (ITC) form (Excel document, 61KB)
TAA-Training General Agreement without Pell (Word only)
TAA-Seven Criteria Training Approval form (Word only)
Current Policies - 2008
- Implementation of One-Day Early Intervention Workshop WIFI 11-08 (Word) - June 15, 2009
- Providing Labor Exchange Services to Employers Filing Foreign Labor Certification Applications and Job Seekers Requesting Referral to Job Orders Associated with Foreign Labor Certification Applications No. 3-08 (Word) - February 23, 2009
Providing Labor Exchange Services to Employers Filing Foreign Labor Certification Applications and Job Seekers Requesting Referral to Job Orders Associated with Foreign Labor Certification Applications No. 3-08 Change 1 (Word) - September 10, 2009 - Apprenticeship Program Navigator No. 2-08 (Word) - December 15, 2008
- Labor Law Posters No. 1-08 (Word) - August 13, 2008
Current Policies - 2007
- Program Income - Staff Responsibilities and Reporting Requirements WIFI 3-07 (Word) - January 3, 2008
- Updated Fiscal Policies WIFI 2-07 (Word) - October 17, 2007
Current Policies - 2006
- Federal Bonding Program WIFI 13-06 (Word) - June 14, 2007
- Early Intervention Call-In Letter WIFI 6-06 (Word) - July 21, 2006
- DSU Rapid Response Event Report (Word)
- Implementing the Salary and Bonus Limitations In Public Law 109-234 WIFI 4-06 (Word) - July 21, 2006
Current Policies - 2005
- Revised Federal Poverty Level Guidelines and Lower Living Standard Income Levels (LLSIL) WIFI 18-05 (Word) - June 15, 2006
- Providing Early Intervention Workshops for Limited English Proficient customers
WIFI 17-05 (Word) - June 20, 2006
Providing Early Intervention Workshops for Limited English Proficient customers WIFI 17-05 Change 1 (Word) - December 11, 2007 - Common Measures - Criteria for Gap in Service WIFI 14-05 (Word) - June 2, 2006
- Serving TAA Participants with limited English proficiency WIFI 7-05 (Word) - February 17, 2006
- Transfer Waiver for Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds WIFI 5-05 (Word) - January 18, 2006
Transfer Waiver for Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds WIFI 5-05 Change 1 (Word) - January 18, 2007 - Use of DLLR Postage Meters at Local Offices WIFI 4-05 (Word) - January 12, 2006
- Providing Re-employment Services to a Larger Range of Profiled UI Claimants WIFI 2-05 (Word) - November 14, 2005
- Exemptions for UI Claimants Profiled for EI Workshops WIFI 1-05 (Word) - November 14, 2005
Current Policies - 2004
- Faith-Based and Community Organizations< WIFI 17-04 (Word) - July 11, 2005
- NEG, TAA and Dual Enrollment Reporting Responsibilities WIFI 16-04 (Word) - June 29, 2005
TAA Enrollment Policy Revision WIFI 16-04 Change 1 (Word) - November 30, 2005 - Processing Foreign Labor Certification Job Orders WIFI 13-04 (Word) - May 9, 2005
- Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 WIFI 9-04 (Word) - March 1, 2005
Operating Instructions for Implementing the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 WIFI 9-04 Change 1 (Word) - March 1, 2005 - Development of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Resource Sharing Agreement (RSA) WIFI 3-04
Change 3 (Word) - August 1, 2005
Memorandum of Understanding Template (Word)
Sample Memorandum of Understanding (Word)
Sample Resource Sharing Agreement (Excel)
Memorandum of Understanding Sublease Template (Word)
Current Policies - 2003
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Policy Requirements WIFI 9-03 (Word) - June 12, 2004
Attachment A (Word)
Attachment B (Word) - Requirements for WIA Grievance Procedures WIFI 1-03 (Word) - July 28, 2003
Current Policies - 2002
- Recertification of Local Workforce Investment Boards WIFI 3-02 (Word) - November 26, 2002
- One Stop Recertification Review WIFI 2-02 (Word) - November 22, 2002
Current Policies - 2001
- Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 12-01 (TEGL), Clarification on Selected Activities and Issues under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) WIFI 6-01 (Word) - May 7, 2002
- Dislocated Worker Profiling Eligibility WIFI 3-01 (Word) - January 30, 2002
Dislocated Worker Profiling Eligibility WIFI 3-01 Change 1 (Word) - March 23, 2002
Current Policies - 2000
- WIA Funding & Expenditure Requirements WIFI No. 3-00 Change 2 (Word) - June 21, 2004
Current Policies - 1999
- Requirements for Workforce Investment Act Discrimination Complaint Processing Procedures WIFI 16-99 (Word) - June 28, 2000
- Financial Management Handbook Workforce Investment Field Instruction WIFI 12-99 - March 22, 2000
- Local Comprehensive Workforce Investment Act Five Year Plan WIFI 10-99 (Word) - January 4, 2000
Provision of Training to Special Participant Populations Facing Multiple Barriers to Employment WIFI 10-99 Change 1 (Word) - January 14, 2000 - Local Board Staffing WIFI 9-99 (Word) - December 6, 1999
- Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) - Chief Local Elected Official (CLEO) Working Agreements WIFI 8-99 (Word) - December 6, 1999
- Responsibilities of the Local Workforce Investment Boards for the One Stop Service Delivery System WIFI 7-99 (Word) - December 6, 1999
- Provision of Services to Incumbent Workers WIFI 6-99 (Word) - December 6, 1999
- Development of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) WIFI 5-99 (Word)
- Service Delivery Strategies - Employers and Job Seekers WIFI 3-99 (Word) - December 6, 1999