NCWorks Commission Policy Statements and DWS Operational Guidance

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On this page, you'll find links to specific policy directives for workforce professionals in North Carolina. We display two classes of policy documents. As of November 2020, the NCWorks Commission approves major statewide policies in accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), and these are known as Commission Policy Statements. Meanwhile, the Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) issues Operational Guidance notices, which carry the full authority of NCWorks Commission policies. Both of these types of documents can be found here using the search tools below.
Policy Title (click for summary information) Policy Document and Support Files Site Page Terms
Operational Guidance | OG 02-2026: Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL)
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 03-2025: 2025 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) - RESCINDED
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 01-2025: Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDWG) Statewide Long-Term Unemployed and Significantly Underemployed Definitions
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 04-2025: Local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Development Program Year 2025 Allocations
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 06-2024: Defining Performance Standards and Performance Assessment
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 06-2025: Pathway Home 6 Grant
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 16-2021, Change 5: Defining Data Validation Process and Procedures
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 27-2021, Change 1: Priority of Service for Adults
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 01-2020 NCWorks Commission Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Policy Making Authority
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 01-2021 Local Workforce Board Sanctions and Appeal Policy
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 01-2024 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Comprehensive Four-Year Title I Plan Instructions for Program Year (PY) 2024
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 02-2021 Status and Use of Current Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) Policy Statements
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 02-2024 Program Year (PY) 2024 NCWorks Local Innovation Fund Reentry Grant
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 03-2024 Work-Based Learning (WBL) Training Programs and Grants
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 04-2021 Distribution of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funding
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 04-2024 Rapid Response and Layoff Aversion Policy
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 09-2021, Change 1 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Formula Funds Expenditure Requirements
  • Workforce Policies
Commission Policy | CPS 10-2021, Change 1 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity Standards and Complaint Procedures
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 18-2021, Change 3: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Supportive Services Guidance
  • Workforce Policies
Operational Guidance | OG 01-2026: Local Workforce Development Board Employer Engagement Grants for Program Year (PY) 2026
  • Workforce Policies