Located in:
- III. Operational Planning ElementsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and PoliciesThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in Section II Strategic Elements . This includes—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 1. B. Data-collection and Reporting Processes Used for All Programs and Activities, Including Those Present in One-stop Centers*.
Current Narrative:
All Colorado local workforce areas are required to use the state–developed common database (Connecting Colorado) to track all USDOL or CDLE funded programs provided through workforce centers including Wagner–Peyser, WIOA, TAA, and Veterans Employment and Training Services, as well as discretionary grants and locally funded programs. All labor exchange services delivered by the local areas are performed using this system, resulting in a true statewide labor exchange system. Data reporting to USDOL also derives directly from the statewide system, allowing real time reporting and tracking of results at the statewide, regional, local, and individual client level.
State policies and procedures related to data integrity and data validation are reflected in the structure of the Connecting Colorado system and are currently based on the standards set in TEGL 17–05: Common Measures Policy, but will be updated according to the final WIOA standards issued by USDOL. Colorado has also issued an updated, comprehensive set of data collection policies and processes that cover the entire participation cycle including enrollments, exits, participation services, and data entry standards. This document is titled Program Guidance Letter (PGL) 12–06–WIA: Guidance on Data Integrity and the Customer Participation Cycle for WIA and TAA Programs and is available for review at: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/pgl
This policy will be updated to reflect the reporting requirements of WIOA when final guidance is provided. In addition, Colorado has issued fully WIOA compliant procedures for eligibility and has updated Connecting Colorado accordingly. The WIOA Eligibility PGL 15–09–WIOA is also available at the link provided above.