October 31, 2023: Program Memorandum 24-2: Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PY) 2024 - 2027 [PDF 298 KB].

August 11, 2023: Program Memorandum 23-3: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Program Performance Accountability Assessment for Program Year (PY) 2022 – Frequently Asked Questions [PDF 228 KB].

May 10, 2023: Program Memorandum 20-2: Negotiations and Sanctions Guidance for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Programs [PDF 417 KB].

September 15, 2022: Program Memorandum 17-2: Performance Accountability Guidance for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Programs, #17-2 [PDF 1.04 MB].

December 14, 2021: Program Memorandum 22-2: Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PYs) 2022 and 2023 [PDF 252 KB].

October 26, 2021: Program Memorandum 22-1: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Program Performance Accountability Assessment for Program Years 2020 and 2021 [PDF 237 KB].

May 29, 2020: Program Memorandum 20-5: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions, Part 3 [PDF 255 KB].

April 17, 2020: Program Memorandum 20-4: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions, Part 2 [PDF 245 KB].

March 27, 2020: Program Memorandum 20-3: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and COVID-19 – Frequently Asked Questions [PDF 207 KB].

February 3, 2020: Program Memorandum 20-1: Technical Assistance regarding the Submission Deadline for the Unified and Combined State Plans under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Program Years (PYs) 2020-2023 and Other Related Requirements [PDF 398 KB].

August 15, 2019: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Allowable Use of Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds for Integrated Education and Training Programs – Frequently Asked Questions, #19-2 [PDF 267 KB].

December 19, 2018: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Guidance for Validating Jointly Required Performance Data Submitted under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), #19-1 [PDF 225 KB].

February 23, 2018: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Establishing Expected Levels of Performance and Negotiated Levels of Performance for Program Years (PY) 2018–19 and 2019–20, #18-2 [PDF 64 KB].

January 19, 2018: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Two-Year Modification Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Unified and Combined State Plans, #18-1 [PDF 56 KB].

September 12, 2017: OCTAE Program Memorandum on WIOA Annual Performance Report Submission, #17-7 [PDF 30 KB].

June 16, 2017: OCTAE Program Memorandum on One-Stop Operations Guidance for the American Job Center Network, #17-4 [PDF 594 KB].

June 1, 2017: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Use of Supplemental Wage Information to Implement the Performance Accountability Requirements under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), #17-6 [PDF 181 KB].

March 23, 2017: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Use of Funds Reserved for Activities under Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AELFA), Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), #17-5 [PDF 291 KB].

January 18, 2017: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Infrastructure Funding of the One-Stop Delivery, #17-3[PDF 594 KB].

October 18, 2016: OCTAE Program Memorandum on Clarifications Regarding Competition and Award AEFLA Funds, #17-1 [PDF 302KB].

August 24, 2016: Joint Guidance on Data Matching to Facilitate WIOA Performance Reporting and Evaluation.

April 6, 2016: Establishing Expected Levels of Performance and Negotiating Adjusted Levels of Performance for Program Years(OCTAE/DAEL 16-2) [PDF 97KB].

March 9, 2016: Program Memorandum on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Requirements for Unified and Combined State Plans (OCTAE/DAEL 16-1) [PDF 256KB].

January 28, 2016: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Frequently Asked Questions – Program Year 2016 Local Infrastructure Agreements [PDF 49KB]

January 21, 2016: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Frequently Asked Questions – Final Regulations and State Plan Submission [PDF 49KB]

January 11, 2016: Program Memorandum on Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (OCTAE/DAEL 15-7) [PDF 75KB].

December 9, 2015: Program Memorandum on Competition and Award of Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(OCTAE/DAEL 15-6)[PDF 63KB].

October 26, 2015: Letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary Johan E. Uvin to State Directors of Adult Education and Perkins IV on Steps Partners can take to Support WIOA Implementation [PDF 84KB]

August 17, 2015: Vision for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act in the Workforce System and Initial Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (OCTAE/DAEL 15-4) PDF [118KB]

August 13, 2015: Vision for the One-Stop Delivery System under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (OCTAE/DAEL 15-3) PDF [110KB]

May 11, 2015: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Frequently Asked Questions, Round 2 PDF (44K)

April 16, 2015: Announcing the Release of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) on Federal Register Public Inspection (OCTAE/DAEL 15-2) PDF [58KB]

December 8, 2014: Guide for the Development of a State Plan Under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act PDF (104K)

October 24, 2014: Program Memorandum on the Use of Workforce Investment Act Carryover Funds (OCTAE/DAEL 15-1) PDF (180K)

October 2, 2014: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Frequently Asked Questions, Round 1 PDF (218K)

April 4, 2012: Joint Letter on Career Pathways from the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. PDF (603K)