| ABE
|
Adult Basic Education;
a program of the US Department of Education and general term for adult literacy
and basic skills education |
| DOL |
US Department
of Labor |
| ESL
|
English as a
Second Language; also known as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) |
| ETP |
Eligible Training
Provider; certified providers are required to be on the ETP list to accept
ITAs (see below) |
| H1-B |
H1-B is a visa for technical workers; employer fees are
used to pay for training grants to prepare American workers for selected
careers
|
| ITA
|
Individual Training
Account; the voucher-like mechanism used by adults to pay for training |
| LLSIL |
Lower Living
Standard Income Level; poverty measure used in setting self sufficiency
standards |
| MOU |
Memorandum of
Understanding; document that spells out roles of partners in the One-Stop
Center |
| NEG |
National Emergency
Grant; the mechanism for DOL to get funds to states to deal with large-scale
layoffs |
| TAA
|
Trade Adjustment
Assistance; program of assistance to trade impacted workers (Also NAFTA-TAA
for NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance) |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families; program of public assistance under new welfare reform
law |
| TRA
|
Trade Readjustment
Allowance; cash assistance in the TAA and NAFTA TAA programs |
| UI
|
Unemployment
Insurance |
| WARN
|
Worker Advanced
Retraining and Notification Act; procedure for the notification of workers
and public officials of mass layoffs and plant closings |
| WIA |
Workforce Investment
Act |
| WIB |
Workforce Investment Board (LWIB refers to local boards,
SWIB to the State Board)
|
