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<P><B><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Below is information regarding a 7/21 Webinar opportunity that might be of interest to One Stop Centers in your area:</FONT></B>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT FACE="Arial">Webinar Invitation</FONT></I><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Connecting Unemployment Insurance Claimants to Pell Grants:<BR>
The Financial Aid Basics for the Workforce System </FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Arial">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. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Presenters: </FONT></B> <B> <FONT FACE="Arial">Stephanie C. Garcia,</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Arial"> State and Federal Programs Chief, Office of Workforce Security, Employment and Training Administration<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Carney McCullough,</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Arial"> Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education<BR>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Fred Sellers,</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Arial"> Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Department of Education <BR>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Moderator: </FONT></B> <B> <FONT FACE="Arial">Gay Gilbert,</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Arial"> Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration <BR>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Date: </FONT></B> <FONT FACE="Arial">07/21/09 <BR>
</FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Time: </FONT></B> <FONT FACE="Arial">3:30pm Eastern</FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">(2:30pm/Central, 1:30pm/Mountain, 12:30pm/Pacific)</FONT></I> <BR>
<B><FONT FACE="Arial">Length: </FONT></B> <FONT FACE="Arial">90 minutes <BR>
The Webinar will share ideas and proposals to serve UI claimants and will address questions and highlight issues including:</FONT></P>
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<DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><LI><FONT FACE="Arial">What is the target audience, who is eligible to receive a Pell Grant and how should they apply? </FONT></LI></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><LI><FONT FACE="Arial">What are the steps to connect UI Claimants to Pell-eligible education and training? </FONT></LI></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><LI><FONT FACE="Arial">What role can the Workforce System play to assist in the application process? </FONT></LI></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Who are the strategic partners in a successful application process? </FONT></LI></DIV>
<DIV ALIGN=JUSTIFY><LI><FONT FACE="Arial">What is the comparison between federal Pell Grant guidelines and state eligibility policy? </FONT></LI></DIV>
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<P ALIGN=JUSTIFY><FONT FACE="Arial">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. </FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><I><FONT FACE="Arial">Register Now!!!</FONT></I></B><I></I><BR>
<FONT FACE="Arial">Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce<SUP>3</SUP> One and register today!</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Rick Edington</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Director for School/Lender Services, Default Prevention & Outreach</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">A division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">P.O. Box 3000</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">405-234-4333 fax: 405-234-4551</FONT>
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