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…

Under a $2.1 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Unemployment Insurance program (CFDA 17.225), the Utah Department of Workforce Services will work with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies' Center for Employment Security Education and Research to develop and deliver unemployment insurance training from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Key products and services include developing and hosting a virtual instructor-led training course on the Benefit Accuracy Measurement program, updating existing online courses on federal-state unemployment compensation legislation, administering surveys to assess learner outcomes, and maintaining learner records. As the national organization representing state workforce agencies, NASWA will directly provide subject matter expertise, course materials, and training delivery through its established learning management system and virtual instruction platform.

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 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. Activities performed naswa/ceser's activities will include, but are not limited to: BAM virtual instructor led training course task 1: identify topics, produce content, and course materials. Produce course visuals, instructor and participant guides. Task 2: create persistent vilt classroom in kaltura, ceser's vilt platform. Produce course playlist, load course materials in course channel. Task 3: deliver BAM vilt three (3) times according to schedule negotiated with US DOL. Create BAM vilt registration portal in the naswa LMS, enroll learners, provide an instructor. Task 4: develop and deliver post-course completion survey and analyze results. Develop survey questions, create online survey instrument, send survey to learners upon course completion, analyze results and produce outcome report. Task 5: provide learner course completion reports as needed/requested. Maintain learner demographic and completion data and provide downloadable certificate of completion. Federal state UC legislative seminar course task 1: review all course content, aids, and course materials for updates. Task 2: republish updated courses, aides, and materials to the LMS. Task 3: develop and deliver post-course completion survey and analyze results. Task 4: provide learner course completion reports as needed/requested. 3 task 5: maintain learner demographic and completion data and provide a downloadable certificate of completion. Task 6: provide learner support for online and enhanced seminar series webinars. Deliverables naswa/ceser will undertake all 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. Federal state UC legislative seminar 1. Develop topics, content, and graphics necessary to update legislative courses; 2. Update legislative course job aides, as needed; 3. Update legislative course materials, as needed; 4. Develop a post-course completion online outcome survey; 5. Aggregate and report learner outcomes; and, 6. Maintain learner demographic, attendance, and completion records in the naswa LMS. BAM virtual instructor led training course 1. Develop topics, content, and graphics necessary for the creation of the BAM vilt; 2. Produce an instructor guide to allow future instructors to easily deliver the course; 3. Produce a participant guide to serve as a key training "take away" for learners; 4. Deliver the BAM vilt three (3) times using an SME instructor; 5. Develop a post-course completion online outcome survey; 6. Aggregate and report learner outcomes; and, 7. Maintain learner demographic, attendance, and completion records in the naswa LMS. Intended beneficiary naswa is the national organization representing the 53 state workforce agencies. These agencies deliver training, employment, career, and business services, in addition to administering the unemployment insurance, veteran reemployment, and labor market information programs. Naswa provides policy expertise, shares promising state practices, and promotes state innovation and leadership in workforce development. As a subsidiary of naswa, ceser serves as a trusted resource to state UI agencies for research, identification of best practices, technical support, information technology initiatives, professional development, and training. Subrecipient activities y