2025 Perkins Web Portal - CAR Training

https://octae.ed.gov/resources/2025-perkins-web-portal-car-training

This training presentation provides an overview of the Perkins Web Portal and Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for Program Year 2024-2025 to support your submission of the Perkins V CAR. Date: December 2, 2025.

Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) from the U.S. Department of Labor highlighting how to maximize innovation in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs

https://octae.ed.gov/announcements/training-and-employment-guidance-letter-tegl-us-department-labor-highlighting-how

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U.S. Department of Education launches $15M Innovation Challenge on Talent Marketplaces

https://octae.ed.gov/announcements/us-department-education-launches-15m-innovation-challenge-talent-marketplaces

As mentioned in the December 12, 2025 press release, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is excited to announce the official launch of the Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge on January 13, 2026. This $15 million innovation challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is a national call to action to accelerate the development of integrated, statewide Talent Marketplaces to strengthen connections among learners and earners, education and training providers, and employers. As we expand these systems, we open more pathways into good jobs, support broader participation in the workforce, and help strengthen our Nation’s economy. Join

U.S. Department of Education launches $15M Innovation Challenge on Talent Marketplaces

https://octae.ed.gov/events/us-department-education-launches-15m-innovation-challenge-talent-marketplaces

As mentioned in the December 12, 2025 press release, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is excited to announce the official launch of the Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge on January 13, 2026. This $15 million innovation challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, is a national call to action to accelerate the development of integrated, statewide Talent Marketplaces to strengthen connections among learners and earners, education and training providers, and employers. As we expand these systems, we open more pathways into good jobs, support broader participation in the workforce, and help strengthen our Nation’s economy. Join

Combining Perkins and WIOA State Plans

https://octae.ed.gov/events/combining-perkins-and-wioa-state-plans

Join New Editions and JFF on February 19 at 3:00 PM ET for a webinar on Combining Perkins and WIOA State Plans.In the first of this two-part webinar, Nick Moore from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) will discuss how combining Perkins and WIOA State Plans can strengthen pathways from education to employment. Participants will hear the latest federal guidance and support for joint planning, and learn how combined plans can increase coordination, efficiency, and alignment across systems. The second session, scheduled for March 12, will feature examples from states that have submitted combined plans