Effective July 1, 2006, no credential-eligible Intensive services will count toward certificate or credential attainment for any individual who becomes a new participant on or after July 1, 2006. The credential radio buttons will be inactivated or removed from applicable Intensive services in ASSET. All services on the ASSET Training Services menu, except Adult Education and Literacy, will place a participant (adult, dislocated worker and co-enrolled youth) in the certificate/credential performance measures. The following Youth program elements will place a youth into the youth certificate and credential measures:
- Alternative Secondary School Offerings,
- Apprenticeship, and
- Instruction Leading to Secondary School Completion.
There is no substantial change for the credential and certificate reporting process in ASSET.
Action Required
This policy is effective June 29, 2006. Questions about this policy should be directed to your Local Program Liaison.
cc: Dianne Reynolds, WIA Section
Local Program Liaisons
WIA Policy staff
APPENDIX
This appendix contains DWS review summaries of programs that issue certificates/credentials. A review is conducted when WDB staff are unable to determine whether or not a particular certificate program is reportable in the WIA Title 1 certificate and credential attainment measures for Adults, Dislocated Workers and Youth.
These summaries do not endorse individual training providers nor do they draw any conclusions about the quality of one training program over another. They are intended as a guide to assist local boards and case managers in determining when certificates/credentials are to be reported and counted in applicable WIA Title 1 performance measures. They are also designed to provide additional substance and breadth to the U.S. DOL's stated intentions regarding the acquisition and reporting of certificates/credentials.
Additional summaries will be added after requested reviews are completed, but will not necessitate a new review and comment period for WIA Policy Update 04-13.
1: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Skill Standards Certificate Programs The following DPI-issued certificates meet the definition of a credential/certificate:
- Wisconsin Cooperative Education Skill Standards Certificate Program
- Wisconsin Employability Skills Standards Certificate Program
- Assistant Child Care Teachers Program (ACCT)
- Youth Leadership Skill Standards Certificate Program
For further information about these programs, go to http://wwwÍdpi·state·wi·us/dpi/dlsis/let/cteskills·html
For a comprehensive listing of Nationally Recognized, Industry-Based Skill Standards that can be reported as certificates/credentials, go to:
http://dpi·wi·gov/cte/pdf/industryb·pdf
2: Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing
For a listing of credentials that meet this definition, you can visit this web site.
http://drl·wi·gov/drl/drllookup/LicenseLookupServlet?page=list_credentials
3: Day Care Training and Certification
Question: Do day care training programs and certification requirements meet the WIA Title 1 certificate definition and requirements?
Legislative references:
- DWD 55: Day Care Certification.
- HFS 46: Licensing Rules for Group Child Care Centers.
- Chapter 46.03, Stats.: Social Services.
- Chapter 48.65, Stats.: Children's Code.
- Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 17-05: Common Measures Policy for the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Performance Accountability System and Related Performance Issues.
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA), 20 CFR s. 666.
- WIA Policy Update 04-13: Certificate and Credential Requirements and Policy.
- BHCE/BWP Operations Memo 03-49, Supplement to Operations Memo 03-34: Child Care Entry Level Courses - Curriculum Re-design and Effect on Day Care Certification.
Day care centers and providers must be certified to provide care to one or more children. They are regulated by the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) and the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). There is a body of statutes, administrative rules and policy documents that define the criteria for certification, training requirements and levels of licensure or certification. Workforce Development Board (WDB) staff have asked for clarification on how training programs that prepare WIA Title 1 participants to receive day care center certification fit into the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) definition of programs of instruction and certificate reporting as defined in TEGL 17-05 common measures policy.
DWD staff consulted with representatives from the Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) Child Care Section before formulating a response to the above-stated question. To meet the new certificate and training program definitions required by U.S. DOL, programs must meet a number of criteria that are outlined in WIA Policy Update 04-13. This response describes how this policy applies to day care centers as a career path, business opportunity and occupational cluster.