Reporting Guidance and Data Evaluation

Data Validation

The accuracy and reliability of program reports submitted by states and grantees using Federal funds are fundamental elements of good public administration, and are necessary tools for maintaining and demonstrating system integrity. The President’s Management Agenda to improve the management and performance of the Federal government has emphasized the importance of complete information for program monitoring and improving program results. For more information, see TEGL 3-03 and TEGL 14-02.

Directives | Training | Federal Register Notices | Qs & As | Tools & Software

Directives

TEGL 1-02, Change2 Labor Exchange Performance and Reporting: Corrections to ET Handbook No.406 (ETA 9002 and VETS 200 Reports); Data Validation; Customer Satisfaction; and Program Year (PY) 2003 GPRA Goals. Issued August 31, 2004

TEGL 3-03, Change 1 To provide revisions and clarifications to policy guidance previously issued to states and national program grantees concerning the Employment and Training Administration's data validation policy for the following programs: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title IB, Wagner-Peyser Act/Employment Service (ES), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), Indian and Native American (INA) Program and Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Issued August 20, 2004

TEGL 1-02, Change 1 Subject: Labor Exchange Performance and Reporting: Corrections to ET Handbook No. 406 (ETA 9002 and VETS 200 Reports); Data Validation; Customer Satisfaction; and Program Year (PY) 2003 GPRA Goals. Issued April 13, 2004

TEGL 3-03: Data Validation Policy for Employment and Training Programs. Issued August 20, 2003, (See Change 1, August 20, 2004)

Training

Changing Perspectives on Workforce System Performance - Data Validation. A Powerpoint presentation from the Workforce Innovations Conference in San Antonio, TX. July 2004

NASWA Announces Data Validation Training (link to http://www.workforceatm.org/sections/post/intro.cfm). The new training is the result of a recent collaboration between NASWA/CESER, the National Governors' Association and the USDOL-ETA. The training addresses the needs of various audiences within the state workforce development community as it pertains to Data Validation (DV). See more Data Validation Information. May 2004

Federal Register Notices

Federal Register Notice for Data Validation The Department submitted an information collection request for data validation to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval - July 16, 2004.

Data Validation Training NASWA Announces Data Validation Training
The new training is the result of a recent collaboration between NASWA/CESER, the National Governors' Association and the USDOL -- ETA. The training addresses the needs of various audiences within the state workforce development community as it pertains to Data Validation (DV). See more Data Validation Information - 5/27/2004

Data Validation Qs & As

Data Validation Tools

Instructional handbooks, software, and user guides - that states and grantees can use to validate data. The ETA software can also be used to generate the aggregate information required in reports submitted to ETA. States and grantees that use the software provided by ETA to generate this aggregate information will not be required to perform report validation

Version 3.0MR of the WIA Validation Software has been completed with the following improvements:

The Validation Software calculates the ETA quarterly report using the new time periods identified in TEGL 14-03 change 1.
Fixes were made to the skill attainment, diploma rate, and dislocated worker earnings replacement rate for Table O.
The Validation Software can now upload the report validation results without the user needing to draw a sample for data element validation.
The ability to export and then re-import sub-samples for data element validation has been fixed.

Version 3.0 of the WIA Validation Software has been completed with the following improvements:

The Validation Software calculates the ETA annual report using the new time periods identified in TEGL 14-03.
The Validation Software calculates and prints a facsimile report for Table O. It also produces a file in the EIMS format to upload the Table O results ETA.
The number of elements required for data element validation has been reduced to focus on eligibility, performance, and service-related elements.
Filtering capabilities have been incorporated into the source table and performance outcome groups. These capabilities allow users to display records that meet user-defined criteria.
The Skill Attainment calculations have been refined.
Additional edit checks have been incorporated into the validation software.
The WIA Validation Software version 3.0 is backward compatible. Users can open and use databases that were created in versions 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 without losing prior validation results.

Version 2.2 is available for states to use for the following purposes:

if they would like to validate their quarterly reports or
if a state has not yet conducted their Data Element Validation sampling.

To see the enhancements for Version 2.2 of the WIA Validation Software go to the site [http://www.uses.doleta.gov/dv/] (If you used version 2.0 or a prior version of the validation software, do not install version 2.2 until your validation is complete. )

Version 2.1 (Updated to Version 2.2)

Version 1.7 ETA 9002 and VETS 200

Version 1.2 TAA

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