ETA - Employment and Training Administration
04/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/01/2026 12:46
TEN No. 08-25
Subject
Supporting a Unified Talent Development System
Purpose
To disseminate the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Career Technical and Adult Education's (OCTAE's) Program Memorandum 26-3 to the public workforce system. Memorandum 26-3 outlines practical strategies for states to support a unified talent development system that seamlessly connects secondary education, postsecondary education, workforce training, and employment, by aligning activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, reauthorized as the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V).
To
STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
STATE WORKFORCE ADMINISTRATORS
STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
STATE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS
LABOR COMMISSIONERS
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS
ALL ETA GRANTEES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRIBAL COLLEGES
STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES
JOB CORPS CENTERS
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
STATE CTE DIRECTORS
STATE EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS
From
HENRY MACK, ED.D.
Assistant Secretary
Contact
Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.
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