Operational Guidance | OG 01-2022, Change 3 - NCWorks Tracking for Local Area Workforce Development Boards

• Date: July 13, 2026
• Subject: NCWorks Tracking for Local Area Workforce Development Boards (WDBs)
• From: Andrea L. DeSantis, Assistant Secretary for Workforce

Purpose:

To provide NCWorks Online (NCWO) reporting requirements for WDB-level grants. 

This Change includes updates regarding:

• Local Incumbent Worker Grants,
• Grants that require Wagner-Peyser co-enrollment,
• National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWG),
• Demonstration Grants, and 
• Non-WIOA Grants.

This Operational Guidance (OG) rescinds OG 01-2022, Change 2. The procedures herein supersede all previous policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding NCWorks tracking for WDBs.

Background:

The Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) administers the State Workforce Development data entry system, NCWorks Online, to collect and report all federal performance requirements for all Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and certain non-WIOA programs. The WDB may independently apply for and receive grants that DWS is not a party to and that have different reporting requirements than DWS programs. United States Department of Labor (USDOL), local funding sources, and national grants are among the various grants that WDBs receive outside of funding administered through the DWS. The WDBs may benefit from using NCWO to track data and for reporting. This OG provides options for WDBs to utilize the existing NCWO system to capture and report data.

Action:

The WDB staff should share this Operational Guidance, as appropriate, to ensure all parties are aware of potential costs when submitting grant applications.       

Effective Date:

Immediately

Expiration:

Indefinite

Contact:

DWS Information Technology Staff  

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