[Oasfaa] Webinar Invitation: Connecting Unemployment Insurance Claimants to Pell Grants: The Financial Aid Basics for the Workforce System

[Edington, Rick]

Below is information regarding a 7/21 Webinar opportunity that might be of interest to One Stop Centers in your area:


Webinar Invitation
Connecting Unemployment Insurance Claimants to Pell Grants: 
The Financial Aid Basics for the Workforce System 
President Obama recently announced the Administration's goal to move more workers into job training while they receive unemployment benefits. TEGL 21-08 addresses the Department of Labor's efforts to link UI and One Stop Centers' services to identify and guide UI claimants into skills development training. 

Presenters: 	Stephanie C. Garcia, State and Federal Programs Chief, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training Administration
Carney McCullough, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education
Fred Sellers, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education	
Moderator: 	Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration	
Date: 	07/21/09	
Time: 	3:30pm Eastern (2:30pm/Central, 1:30pm/Mountain, 12:30pm/Pacific)	
Length: 	90 minutes	
The Webinar will share ideas and proposals to serve UI claimants and will address questions and highlight issues including:
*	What is the target audience, who is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and how should they apply? 
*	What are the steps to connect UI Claimants to Pell-eligible education and training? 
*	What role can the Workforce System play to assist in the application process? 
*	Who are the strategic partners in a successful application process? 
*	What is the comparison between federal Pell Grant guidelines and state eligibility policy? 
The Webinar will include a panel representing key partners in the Pell Grant, UI, and the One Stop Center collaborative effort. Carney McCullough and Fred Sellers, Senior Policy Analysts at the U. S. Department of Education; Gay Gilbert, the Employment and Training Administration's Administrator of the Office of Workforce Investment; and Stephanie C. Garcia, State and Federal Programs Chief of the Office of Workforce Security will serve as presenters. 
Register Now!!!
Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce3 One and register today!
http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000919434225407676/info
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Rick Edington
Director for School/Lender Services, Default Prevention & Outreach
Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program
A division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
P.O. Box 3000
Oklahoma City, OK  73101-3000
405-234-4333  fax: 405-234-4551

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