NCWorks Commission Policy Statements and DWS Operational Guidance

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On this page, you'll find links to specific policy directives for workforce professionals in North Carolina. We display two classes of policy documents. As of November 2020, the NCWorks Commission approves major statewide policies in accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), and these are known as Commission Policy Statements. Meanwhile, the Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) issues Operational Guidance notices, which carry the full authority of NCWorks Commission policies. Both of these types of documents can be found here using the search tools below.
Policy Title (click for summary information) Policy Document and Support Files Site Page Terms
Commission Policy | CPS 04-2025 Registered Apprenticeship Expenditure Requirement for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funding - RESCINDED
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 04-2025, Change 1 Registered Apprenticeship Expenditure Requirement for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Funding
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 05-2026 Usage of Integrated Fund Tracking to Track and Manage Program Funds
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 09-2021, Change 1 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Formula Funds Expenditure Requirements - RESCINDED
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 09-2021, Change 2 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Formula Funds Expenditure Requirements
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 01-2024 American Rescue Plan Act Reentry Grant Funding to Support Local Reentry Councils
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 04 2022 American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funding Available to Local Area Workforce Development Boards
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 04-2022, Change 2 American Rescue Plan Act Grant Funding Available to Local Area Workforce Development Boards
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 07-2023 Rescission of Implementation of Employability Assessment Interview Policy
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 09-2022, Change 1 American Rescue Plan Act Business Work-Based Learning Grant
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 09-2023 Rescind Refocused Roles and Responsibilities of Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) Staff
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 03-2021, Change 1 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Co-Enrollment with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Programs
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 03-2024: Local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Development Program Year 2024 Allocations
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Operational Guidance | OG 04-2024: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Follow-Up Services for Adults, Dislocated Workers, and Youth
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 07-2022, Change 2: Waiver of Expenditure Requirement for Out-of-School Youth
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 02-2026: Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 03-2025: 2025 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) - RESCINDED
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 01-2025: Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDWG) Statewide Long-Term Unemployed and Significantly Underemployed Definitions
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 04-2025: Local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Development Program Year 2025 Allocations
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 06-2024: Defining Performance Standards and Performance Assessment
  • Workforce Policies