In 2019, usdol and the utah DWS executed a cooperative agreement for the development and hosting of unemployment insurance program training under the oversight of an executive oversight committee (EOC)

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $208,000 cooperative agreement to the Utah Department of Workforce Service under the Unemployment Insurance federal grant program (CFDA 17.225). The award will support the development and delivery of equity and access training for unemployment insurance programs from July 2022 through September 2023.

Specifically, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies' Center for Employment Security Education and Research will conduct a comprehensive analysis of needed curriculum, design, develop and host an eLearning module on the fundamentals of equity and access in unemployment insurance. An Executive Oversight Committee comprising representatives from the Employment and Training Administration, Utah Department of Workforce Service and National Association of State Workforce Agencies will provide oversight and approve training activities and the annual budget. The training aims to improve equity and access across state unemployment insurance programs.

Under the terms of this agreement, udws will take necessary actions, under the rules and regulations prescribed by the state of utah, to work collaboratively with ETA to support the development and hosting of UI training. ETA will provide guidance and direction to the project and will monitor the project in conjunction with an UI training executive oversight committee (EOC). The purpose of this request is to provide the funding necessary to complete an analysis of needed curriculum and for the development and delivery of the first training module for a comprehensive equity and access training curriculum. This project will be completed in collaboration with subject matter experts from the US DOL OUI. Activities performed the EOC is comprised of the administrator of the office of unemployment insurance and designated ETA staff; a designated member of udws management or udws management's designee; and the executive director, or his or her designee, of the national association of state workforce agencies (naswa), center for employment security education and research (ceser). The EOC provides oversight of training activities carried out under this agreement, including review and approval of the annual budget and all training projects/activities. The EOC is charged with developing an annual training plan, which can be amended at any time by the EOC. The EOC meets at least quarterly to review status of projects and funding under this agreement. Naswa/ceser's activities will include, but are not limited to: 1.) completion of a comprehensive content analysis and plan for future curriculum development activities for identified target audiences; 2.) design, develop, deliver, and host the first equity & access elearning lesson, fundamentals of equity & access in the unemployment insurance program (fundamentals lesson). Deliverables naswa/ceser will undertake all tasks identified tasks through the end of the period of performance on september 30, 2023, and in any additional extension of this agreement if approved by usdol.naswa/ceser's activities will include, but are not limited to: 1.) completion of a comprehensive content analysis and plan for future curriculum development activities for identified target audiences; 2.) design, develop, deliver, and host the first equity & access elearning lesson, fundamentals of equity & access in the unemployment insurance program (fundamentals lesson). Intended beneficiary naswa/ceser is a leader in providing education, research and information technology support focused on workforce development and unemployment insurance issues. Ceser, a 501(c) (3) entity, was incorporated in august 1994 as an arm of naswa. In supporting naswa and its partners, ceser serves as an entity for research, analysis, training, and technology. Under the terms of this agreement, udws will take necessary actions, under the rules and regulations prescribed by the state of utah, to work collaboratively with ETA to support the development and hosting of UI training. ETA will provide guidance and direction to the project and will monitor the project in conjunction with an UI training executive oversight committee (EOC). Subrecipient activities y