Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR)

1. Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR) FY2006 Revisions for Implementing Common Measures

2. General Instructions Purpose of TAPR • Establish a core set of data elements, definitions, and specifications to describe the characteristics, activities, and outcomes of individuals served by the TAA program; • Enhance program management, budget development activities, and evaluation of the TAA program by facilitating the collection and reporting of consistent and comparable data on TAA participants; and • Better inform the Administration, Congress and other stakeholders about TAA program performance results.

3. General Instructions TAPR Submission Information • Individual records on all TAA participants who exit the program • Contains information on participant characteristics, services/benefits, and outcomes achieved • Submitted electronically from states on a quarterly basis • No later than 45 calendar days after the end of each quarter of reporting • Comma-delimited file format

4. General Instructions TAPR Submission Information • One TAPR file on each participant who exits the TAA program in the state • Unique identifiers must identify the same person in every period of participation and in every local/statewide program, including unique identifiers on the WIASRD • Entry into other partner programs (e.g., WIA, Labor Exchange) can extend period of participation in the TAA program • Establishes a common exit date for all programs • Measures performance at the same time

5. General Instructions TAPR Submission Information • States will submit TAPR files 5 ½ calendar quarters after the “Quarter of exit” • “Quarter of reporting” indicates the quarter during which the state prepares the TAPR files for the exiters

6. Element Name Definitions/Reporting Instructions Coding Values Sequence Number Data Type/ Field Size General Instructions TAPR Record Layout Overview • Separated into three (3) major sections containing 58 total data elements • Identification and Participant Characteristics • Activity and Service Record • Outcomes

7. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section I - Characteristics • State FIPS Code (Element #1) • Two-letter alpha code (e.g., AL) • No longer open text field for state name • Equal Opportunity Information (Elements #3 – 11) • Self-identified by the individual and voluntary • Ethnicity must be collected separately from and before race • Data collection forms must allow individuals to self-identify more than one category of race

8. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section I - Characteristics Old TAPR TAPR Revision (2005) 1 = Yes 1 = Yes 2 = Yes, Substantial Barrier 2 = No to Employment 3 = No 1 = Yes 1 = Yes 2 = No Record 0 or leave “blank” if not self-identified by customer Individual with a Disability (Element #5) Racial Categories (Elements #7 – 11)

9. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section I - Characteristics Old TAPR TAPR Revision (2005) 1 = Yes, < = 180 days 1 = Yes, < = 180 days 2 = Yes, > 180 days 2 = Yes, Eligible Veteran 3 = No 3 = Other Eligible Person 4 = No 1 = Employed NOT PREVIOUSLY 2 = Employed, Received Notice COLLECTED of Layoff 3 = No Eligible Veteran Status (Element #12) Employment Status at Participation (Element #13)

10. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section I - Characteristics Old TAPR TAPR Revision (2005) 1 = Claimant 1 = Claimant, WPRS Referral 2 = Exhaustee 2 = Claimant, Not WPRS 3 = None Referral 3 = Exhaustee 4 = None Added the following new coding values: 87 = Completes 12th grade and attains High School Diploma 88 = Completes 12th grade and attains GED or equivalent 89 = Receives certificate of attendance/completion* 90 = Attains other post-secondary degree or certificate * (youth with disabilities) UC Eligible Status (Element #15) Highest School Grade Completed (Element #17)

11. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section II - Services • Occupational Skill Coding (Elements #29 and #46) • Eliminated “Occupational Code System” fields • All occupational coding for training and, where available, employment will follow the O*NET Classification System • Conversion tables are available at the National Crosswalk Service Center at http://www.xwalkcenter.org/ • Received TRA Payments (Elements #34 – 36) • Expanded categories to include those receiving TRA while participating in remedial education • Data format reflects Yes/No for each type of TRA

12. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section II - Services Old TAPR Current TAPR (2005) 1 = Yes, Received Waiver 1 = Recall 2 = No 2 = Marketable Skills 3 = Retirement 4 = Health 5 = Enrollment Unavailable 6 = Training Not Available 7 = Type Unknown/Pre-2002 Required to be reported by the state when the TAA participant is co- enrolled in either WIA, NEGs, or another Federal job training program. Training Waiver (Element #37) Other Federal Program Co-Enrollment (Elements #40 and #41)

13. Highlights of Important ChangesTAPR Section III - Outcomes • Other Reasons for Exit (Element #43) • Used to exclude certain TAA participants from calculation of the common measures. Now includes a retirement indicator: “98 – Retired”. This is notan exclusion, but rather for research purposes to determine the impact of retirees on outcomes. • Type of Employment Match (Elements #45, #48, #50) • Designed to capture the data source used by the state to determine employment status in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters after exit • If more than one data source applies, the state should record the source where the individual’s earnings are greatest • Pre-Program Earnings Data (Elements #51 - 53) • Collected and reported based on the quarter of participation; rather than quarter of separation • Additional field to report wages earned in 1st quarter prior to participation

14. TAA Performance Outcomes for FY 2005 GPRA ACTUAL

15. System PerformancePY04 Dislocated Worker Programs WIA DW 75th TAA 75th

16. TAA Participant Reports –563, ATAAAR and 9027

17. Alternative Trade Adjustment AssistanceActivities Report (ATAAAR) • Designed to track participation in the ATAA program • 11 fields • Fields designed to collect aggregate totals across the state • 60 day comment period closed on February 19th, which will be followed by a further 30 day comment period. • Electronic submission will be required

18. ETA-563 Participant Report • Tracks current participants in the TAA program • Current report is only a DRAFT which is in the process of being packaged for OMB submission. • Revised draft is designed for state aggregates numbers (no longer by petition!) • Current draft includes 23 less fields than currently submitted format • A total of 8 fields are added • Electronic submission required

19. ETA-563 Participant Report • TRA Fields are used to comply with data requests from Congress, government agencies, and to project future budget allocations • Participation counts form a significant component of base allocations and reserve fund requests.

20. ETA-9027 Waiver Report • State Aggregate Report • Includes fields for different types of waivers received and revoked in a given quarter • Will be submitted to OMB together with 563 participant report to be available at the same time. • Electronic submission required

21. Questions or Comments? • Questions about TAA performance issues? • Want updates on TAA performance and reporting requirements? • Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance • Erin FitzGerald (fitzgerald.erin@dol.gov) • Susan Worden (worden.susan@dol.gov)

22. Regional Coordinators Region 1 – Tim Theberge theberge.timothy@dol.gov Region 2 – Rosemary Williams-Raysor williams-raysor.rosemary@dol.gov Region 3 – Angela Davis davis.angela@dol.gov Region 4 – Doug Harris harris.doug@dol.gov Kajuana Donahue donahue.kajuana@dol.gov Region 5 – Gerado Lara lara.gerado@dol.gov Richard Skinner skinner.richard@dol.gov Region 6 – Elaine Tom-Yates tom-yates.elaine@dol.gov