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Workforce Development Guides

The Texas Workforce Commission has developed comprehensive guides for Texas Workforce Center, Board, and all TWC staff. Each guide provides comprehensive, statewide policy and resources for operational guidance and oversight of services and contains learning components to reinforce and support key concepts.

All of the following files are available in PDF format.

Food Stamp Employment and Training: A Comprehensive Guide (1.5 MB)

Employment Service: A Comprehensive Guide (1 MB)

• Customizable guide review questions for use in individual or group training: Word or PDF

Integration of Trade Services for Dislocated Workers: A Comprehensive Guide

• Frequently asked questions regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance
• Desk Aid for TAA in TWIST

Choices: A Comprehensive Guide has been rescinded. A new, updated guide will be issued in the future.

WIA Eligibility Guidelines

CEO's Membership Guide for Local Workforce Development Boards

• Local Workforce Development Board Appointments: Word or PDF
• Application for Board Members: Word or PDF
• Local Workforce Development Board Nomination Slate: Word or PDF
• Local Workforce Development Board Vacancies: Word or PDF
• CEO-Board Statement of Understanding: Word or PDF

Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) Reference Guide (6.8 MB)

LEP Guide for Workforce Professionals

The LEP Guide for Workforce Professionals was created to assist Local Workforce Development Boards and staff, Texas Workforce Center staff, and education and training professionals plan, develop, and implement strategies to effectively deliver workforce solutions for the growing limited English proficiency (LEP) workforce in Texas. The LEP Guide comprises four unique modules that present a user-friendly blueprint for enhancing services to LEP customers.

• Guide Overview
• Full Guide (2.5 MB)
• Introduction
• Module 1: Effective Intake and Case Management
• Module 2: Nontraditional Occupations and Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Module 3: Scorecards for Evaluating Training Services for LEP Customers
• Module 4: Comprehensive Assessment for LEP Customers
• Three-ring binder spine

TAMENU SAVERR Reference Guide (3.4 MB)

The TAMENU SAVERR Reference Guide provides inquiry information for the Systems for Applications of Verifications, Eligibility, Referral, and Reports (SAVERR) from the Health and Human Services computer system.

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