Adult and Dislocated Workers

Adult and Dislocated Workers
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity act program and training service eligibility

OUTLINE This session will cover the following: WIOA Adult eligibility
Mandatory priority of service under the adult program Dislocated Worker eligibility Eligibility for Training Services Selective Service requirements Veterans Priority of Service ELIGIBILITY UNDER WIOA FOR THE ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAMS, HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNFICANTLY. THE ONE MAJOR CHANGE WAS THE ELIMNAITON OF THE “CORE” AND “INTENSIVE” SERVICE CONCEPTS. UNDER WIOA, SERVICES ARE REFERRED TO AS CAREER SERVICES. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICE BEFORE RECEVING TRANING SERVICES; HOWEVER THE EXPECATION IS THAT MOST CUSTOMERS WOULD BE PROVIDED A CAREER SERVICE BEFORE TRAINING. ALSO, THERE MUST BE DOCUMENTATION BACKING UP THE JUSTIFCAITON FOR REFERRING A customer to Training SERVICES, AND IT MUST BE RECORDED IN AOSOS

ADULTS Summary of Eligibility Requirements for Adults 1. Age 18 or older [WIOA Sec. 101 (1)]; 2. A citizen or national of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, refugee, asylee, parolee, or other immigrant authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States [WIOA Sec. 188 (A) (5)] 3. In compliance with the Military Selective Service Act (for males born on January 1, 1960, and later.) [WIOA Sec. 189 (h)] As you can see, there have been no changes to the general eligibility requirements for Adults.

MANDATORY PRIORITY OF SERVICE (ADULTS)
Priority of Service for Individualized Career Services and Training Services Priority shall be given to recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient, for individualized career services and training services. (20 CFR ) What is new for adults under WIOA is that there is now a mandatory priority of service for public assistance recipients, other-low income individual and basic skills deficient individuals. Under WIA, the low-income priority was conditional based on the availability of adult funds. WIOA emphasizes coordination of services between WIOA and TANF. In addition to the mandatory priority of service for public assistance recipients, TANF is now a required one-stop partner.

LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL DEFINITION
(i) receives, or in the past 6 months has received, or is a member of a family that is receiving or in the past 6 months has received, assistance through the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, or the supplemental security income program established under title XVI of the Social Security Act, or State or local income- based public assistance; (ii) is in a family with total family income that does not exceed the higher of— (I) the poverty line; or (II) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level; The definition of a low-income individual is provided in WIOA Sec 3(24) and is shown here. This definition is included in the Adult and Dislocated Worker Eligibility Guidelines. As you can SEE, THE FIRST CATEGORY INCLUDES snap AND TANF RECIPIENTS. The second category are those whose family income is lower than either the poverty guidelines or the lower living standard income level. .

LOW-INCOME DEFINTION (CONTINUED)
(iii) is a homeless individual (as defined in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, or a homeless child or youth (as defined in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (iv) receives or is eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; (v) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or (vi) is an individual with a disability whose own income meets the income requirement of clause (ii), but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet this requirement These are the rest of the low-income individual criteria. Please note that part of criteria 3, and criteria 4 and 5 generally apply to youth. TEGL 3-15 states that Individuals who are underemployed and meet the definition of a low-income individual may receive career and training services under the Adult program on a priority basis. We will look a the concept of underemployed later in the session

INCOME INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
Unemployment Insurance income MUST be counted when determining eligibility for WIOA Title I programs The updated income inclusions and exclusions can be found in the Adult and Dislocated Worker Program and Training Eligibility Guidelines Unemployment Insurance income MUST be counted when determining eligibility for WIOA Title I programs In general UI recipients would be served under the Dislocated Worker program The Adult program serves public assistance recipients, basic skills deficient individuals and “other low-income individuals” - those not receiving public assistance or UI.

INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
(A) Displaced homemakers. (B) Low-income individuals. (C) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as such terms are defined in section 166. (D) Individuals with disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities. (E) Older individuals. (F) Ex-offenders. (G) Homeless individuals (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (or homeless children and youths (as Assistance Act WIOA uses the term “Individuals with Barrier to Employment, and it means someone who meets one or more of the criteria provided on the this slide and the next. Individuals who meet the definition of an individual with a barrier to employment who are underemployed may be served in the Adult program.

INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
(H) Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system. (I) Individuals who are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy, and individuals facing substantial cultural barriers. (J) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, as defined in section 167(i). (K) Individuals within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act (L) Single parents (including single pregnant women). (M) Long-term unemployed individuals. (N) Such other groups as the Governor involved determines to have barriers to employment As you can see there is some overlap between individuals with barriers to employment and the low-income definition. Older individuals, ex-offenders, English language learners and single parents are some of the categories that are unique to the individuals with barriers to employment.

DISLOCATED WORKERS 1. A citizen or national of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, refugee, asylee, parolee, or other immigrant authorized by the Attorney General to work in the United States [WIOA Sec. 188 (A) (5)] 2. In compliance with the Military Selective Service Act (for males born on January 1, 1960, and later.) [WIOA Sec. 189 (h)] 3. Meets the definition of “Dislocated Worker” There are no significant changes in Dislocated Worker eligibility, but we will go into some detail regarding separating veterans, displaced homemakers and eligible military spouses.

DISLOCATED WORKER-Definition
(A)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment; (ii)(I) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation; or (II) has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one- stop center referred to in section 121(e), attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed services for an employer that was not covered under a State unemployment compensation law; and (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation; There are five different categories of Dislocated Workers under WIOA. Category One is the category that we are the most familiar with. These are individuals who are receiving unemployment. A printout from the A200 screen of LOOPS will generally satisfy the first two criteria in this category. Individuals not eligible for UI would provide employment records and/or an applicant statement. Category One customers must also be determined as unlikely to return to their previous occupation, which must be documented. That’s why generally customers who have skills and experience in high demand occupations would not qualify as dislocated workers even if they are receiving unemployment. For example, a person who has an MBA would generally not meet the “unlikely to return to previous industry or occupation” criterion.

DISLOCATED WORKERS Determining Customer is Unlikely to Return to Previous Industry or Occupation Separation From Military Service Skill Oversupply UI Profiling Score (A probability of exhaustion score of 80% or higher) Customer has Obsolete Skills Local Layoff Impact No Job Offers Received Over Extended Period Disabilities or Physical Limitations Other Factors When determining that an individual is unlikely to return to a previous occupation or industry ,the factors provide her can be considered. The specific documentation used would depend on what factor was used to make the determination. Skill Oversupply–Based on LMI, it is determined that state or local supply of persons with the specific skills of the applicant exceeds current demand for those skills; or • Obsolete Skills – Based on assessment of customer’s skills, it is determined that the applicant can no longer meet the minimum requirements of jobs available in their occupation (e.g., clerical worker without word processing skills, etc.); or • Local Layoff Impact - A local plant or business closing or layoff has had a significant negative impact on the availability of jobs in the applicant's primary occupation and accustomed wage/hour/skill level; or • No Job Offers Received - Applicant has been available and looking for work for a number of weeks and has not received an offer for work; "number of weeks" might range from 6 to 12 weeks, depending upon the occupation, economy, and/or applicant's verified job search efforts; • Physical Limitations or Disabilities - Newly acquired physical limitations or injuries occurring which limit the individual’s ability to perform the job from which they were dislocated may make an individual unlikely to return to the previous occupation. Such individuals are eligible if they fit one of the categories of the WIOA dislocated worker program eligibility, but shall have a doctor's release to work;

DISLOCATED WORKERS (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or enterprise; (ii) is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close within 180 days; or (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services described in section 134(c)(3), career services described in section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii), or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close; Category B Dislocated Worker criteria are described here. Category B would generally be documented through a layoff notice, or a WARN notice.

DISLOCATED WORKERS (C) was self-employed (including employment as a farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or because of natural disasters; (D) is a displaced homemaker; or (E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, and who has experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station of such member; or (ii) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed Category C individuals are those who were self-employed. This is the same as under WIA. Self-employment can be documented through bank statements or an applicant statement along with LMII or bankruptcy records to verify the general economic conditions criterion. Category D is Displaced Homemakers, which will we will cover in more detail, because there have been some additions to that category under WIOA. Category E, which covers military spouses, is new to WIOA. TEGLs did direct States to serve these individuals as dislocated workers, and that is now codified in WIOA. Category E individuals who have lost employment due to relocation could provide Change of Station orders as documentation. For those who are unemployed, a LOOPS printout could be used as documentation, along with military ID. For underemployed, we will be getting into that shortly.

DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS Displaced Homemaker- an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who— (A)(i) has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; or (ii) is the dependent spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and whose family income is significantly reduced because of a deployment, a call or order to active duty, a permanent change of station, or the service-connected death or disability of the member; and (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. [WIOA Sec. 3 (16)] Displaced Homemakers was a category under WIA, but there have been some changes. To document the category “has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income” the customer could provide the spouse's pay stubs, financial records or a an applicant statement. The Displaced Homemaker category now has the second criterion, dependent spouse of a member of the armed forces who is impacted by deployment, call to active duty, permanent change of station or service-connected death or disability of the service member. The appropriate military records would be used for documentation. Both categories must also meet a second criterion of being unemployed or underemployed as experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. .

UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
Criteria: Individuals employed less than full-time who are seeking full-time employment Individuals who are employed in a position that is inadequate with respect to their skills and training Individuals who are employed who meet the definition of a low-income individual Individuals who are employed but whose current job’s earnings 80% of their previous earnings. Underemployed individuals may be defined by State and local policy using these criteria. TEGL 3-15 states that Individuals determined eligible as Dislocated Workers who are determined by State/local policy to be underemployed may be considered eligible for career or training services. The documentation that would be required would depend on the criteria that is used. Employment records would be required for all of these criteria along with other records. Individuals who are underemployed and meet the definition of a low-income individual may receive career and training services under the Adult program on a priority basis. Individuals who meet the definition of an individual with a barrier to employment who are underemployed may also be served in the Adult program. Individuals who were determined eligible for the Dislocated Worker program who are determined by State and/or local policy to underemployed, may still be considered eligible for career and training services under this program. (TEGL 3-15)

SEPARATING SERVICE MEMBERS
Veteran means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, as defined under 38 U.S.C. 101 and sec. 3(63)(A) of WIOA. Dislocated Worker funds under Title I can help separating service members to enter or reenter the civilian labor force. A person who served at least one day with a discharge other than dishonorable can be served with dislocated worker funds. A DD 2-14 or other documentation showing such a disahcrge can be used to show TEGL 3-15 states that separating service members will continue to be eligible as dislocated workers. When recording their Employment Status field on the Customer Detail screen in AOSOS, select “Employed – Rcvd Notice of Termination.” ETA policy generally dictates that a separating service member meets the dislocated worker requirement that an individual is unlikely to return to his or her previous industry or occupation.

AUTHORIZATION TO WORK To be eligible for WIOA-funded services, a citizen or lawfully admitted individual who is authorized to work in the United States. Documentation: Citizenship: US Passport, Certified Birth Certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Naturalization Certificate, Certificate of Citizenship Non-Citizens and Citizens Unable to Present Above Documents: Documents listed on the I-9 form can be used. It can be one document from List A OR one document from both List B and List C Read slide An exception to this requirement would be victims of human trafficking, which is covered in the eligibility guidelines.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIRMENTS
All male US Citizens and male aliens living in the US born on or after January 1, 1960, who are aged 18 to 25, must register with Selective Service. If a customer is not yet 26 and has not registered, they cannot be provided WIOA-funded services until they do so. Males born on or after January 1, 1960, must be registered with Selective Service to be eligible for WIOA-funded services. The only exceptions are for active duty service members, students in office procurement programs such as the Citadel, lawful non-immigrants, and individuals who have been incarcerated or hospitalized from 18 through the age of 26. Please remember, there is no religious exemption. Veterans can provide documentation that they served honorably in the US military, but failed to register with Selective Service, this would qualify as evidence that their failure to register was not knowing or willful. You can find this information in the most recent eligibility guidelines, which includes the updated chart listing who is required to register from the Selective Service website. It addressed sex change; individuals born male who become female must still register. Persons who were born female and become male do not have to register.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIRMENTS
Males over the Age of 26 Who Never Registered TEGL change 2 states that subgrantees receiving federal training funds must establish a policy for potential participants who are males 26 years old or older that failed to register with the Selective Service. The policy may be to either (1) request a Status Information Letter from a potential participant before making a determination of knowing and willful failure to register; or (2) initiate the process to determine if the potential participant’s failure to register was knowing and willful without the first requesting a Status Information Letter. TEGL gives local areas two options for policies related to individual over the age of 26 who never registered. IF a local area elects to require the status information letter, they will still have to make a determination, based on the guidance in TEGL 11-11, Change 2 as to whether the failure of the customer to register was knowing and willful. The TEGL generally asks for supporting documentation in addition to an applicant statement.

PRIORITY OF SEVICE FOR VETERANS AND ELIGIBLE SPOUSES
Veterans and eligible spouses continue to receive priority of service for all DOL-funded job training programs, including WIOA programs Veteran-A person who served at least one day in active military, naval or air service and who discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. . Veteran for the purposes of priority of service When past income is an eligibility determinant for Federal employment or training programs, military earnings are not to be included when calculating income for veterans or transitioning service members for this priority A DD214 would be the required documentation

Eligible Spouse-Spouse of any of the following: a. Any veteran who died of a service-connected disability; b. Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for the priority, is listed in one or more of the following categories and has been so listed for a total of more than 90 days: i. Missing in action; ii. Captured in the line of duty by a hostile force; or iii. Forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power; c. Any veteran who has a total disability resulting from a service-connected disability, as evaluated by the Department of Veterans Affairs; or d. Any veteran who died while a disability was in existence. A spouse whose eligibility is derived from a living veteran or service member (i.e., categories b. or c. above) would lose his or her eligibility if the veteran or service member were to lose the status that is the basis for the eligibility (e.g. if a veteran with a total service-connected disability were to receive a revised disability rating at a lower level). Similarly, for a spouse whose eligibility is derived from a living veteran or service member, that eligibility would be lost upon divorce from the veteran or service member. The appropriate military records would be used for documentation.

Adult Program First, to veterans and eligible spouses who are also in the groups given statutory priority for WIOA adult formula funds. This means that veterans and eligible spouses who are recipients of public assistance, are other low-income individuals or individuals who are basic skills deficient, would receive first priority for services provided with WIOA adult formula funds. Second, to non-covered persons (individuals who are not veterans or eligible spouses) who are included in the groups given priority for WIOA adult formula funds Third, to veterans and eligible spouses who are not included in WIOA’s priority groups. Last, to non-covered person outside the groups given priority under WIOA. (TEGL 3-15) This slide explains how the veterans priority of service interacts with the mandatory priority of service requirements under the WIOA adult program under the Adult formula, which has a mandatory priority group that includes recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, and basic-skills deficient individuals. There is no programmatic priority of service for the dislocated worker program, so veterans would receive first priority followed by non-veterans. With no statutory priority for the Dislocated Worker program, veterans would receive first priority, followed by all other groups.

ELIGIBILITY FOR TRAINING SERVICES
Program eligibility does not automatically qualify an individual for training services. Before receiving training services, the one-stop must determine that the customer requires training in order to obtain or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency. The determination that a participant requires training must be documented, and the documentation must include all information that was pertinent to the decision. For example if an assessment was provided, the results of that assessment must be recorded in the proper AOSOS tabs. If the decision is based on work history and Labor market information, it must be recorded in detail. A customer who has skills that are in demand would generally not be determined a being in need of training services, even if they request training. This would include customers who have previously received training grants under WIA.

WIOA Sec. 134 (3) states that Training services may be made available to the following adults and dislocated workers: (I) Individuals who the one-stop operator or partner, after an interview, evaluation, or assessment, and career planning, determines: Are unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment, that leads to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment, through career services Are in need of training services to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic self- sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment Have the skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of training services There are four requirements that a customer must meet to receive training services.

(II) Have selected a program of training services directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which they are willing to commute or relocate. (III) Are unable to obtain grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of their training; or require assistance beyond that available under grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of such training. (IV) For individuals whose services are provided through the adult funding stream, are determined eligible in accordance with the priority system. The customer must select a training program that will prepare the customer for an occupation in which there are employment opportunities. Help wanted ads alone should not be used to identify employment opportunities, especially for occupations for which there is an oversupply of qualified candidates. The customer must provide documentation to the effect that they are unable to obtain grant assistance form other sources such as a Pell grant, or provide income that verifies they are unable to pay for the cost on their own. For adults, the mandatory priority of service for public assistance recipients, other low-income individuals and basic skills deficient individuals applies.

Are unlikely or unable to obtain or retain employment, that leads to economic self-sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment, through career services How is this criterion verified and documented? Record of the career services that were provided Determination that the customer will not be able to obtain/retain employment leading to self- sufficiency Labor labor market information that demonstrates the customer’s skills are not in demand, or would not lead to self-sufficient employment If the customer was provided career services, those service must be recorded. The intent of all career services must be to obtain employment. If the customer is unable to obtain employment through the career services that were provided, this must be noted in the customer’s individual employment plan. If Labor market Information indicates that the skills a person has will not lead to employment or self-sufficiency, that information must be recorded in the individual employment plan. For example, if a customer was in a traditional manufacturing position in which they worked in an occupation for which there is now little labor demand, it could be determined that the customer has obsolete skills.

Are in need of training services to obtain or retain employment that leads to economic self- sufficiency or wages comparable to or higher than wages from previous employment How is this criterion verified and documented? To demonstrate a customer lacks skills to retain employment, the counselor must document that the customer lacks skills/education that will allow them to obtain self-sustaining employment. If the customer is essentially unskilled, that is, has no work history, or skills are only in occupations that will not lead to self-sufficiency, this must be documented. If they are currently working, they must provide documentation of their income, and this must be evaluated to determine if it meets the standard of self-sufficiency, which is 100 percent of the current Lower Living Standard Income Level.

Have the skills and qualifications to successfully participate in the selected program of training services How is this criterion verified and documented? If any objective assessments were provided (such as TABE) the results must be documented and recorded in the customer's Individual Employment Plan. The counselor must document how the determination was made that the customer has the skills and qualifications to successfully participate (objective assessment, previous education and current skills) Read Bullets

Have selected a program of training services directly linked to the employment opportunities in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which they are willing to commute or relocate. How is this criterion verified and documented? The counselor must be able to document that the training is for an occupation for which there is demand. WIOA requires that a selected training program be directly linked to employment opportunities in the local area or the planning region, or in another area to which they are willing to commute or relocate.

Training that is provided through an Individual Training Account (ITA) must be designated as “In Demand” on the Eligible Training Provider List, unless the training is an approved Exception. A printout of the training program with this designation must be kept in the customer folder. Allowable training that is not provided through an ITA, such as on-the-job training should represent local employment opportunities. A corresponding funded service must be entered into AOSOS for all training.

Training program listed on the ETPL that do not have the “In Demand” designation such as those shown here would not be allowable unless they were listed in the Exceptions to demand Approval, which can be found on the Office of Research and information page of the LWD website. . Allowable training that is not provided through an ITA, such as on-the-job training should represent local employment opportunities. A corresponding funded service must be entered into AOSOS for all training.

Are unable to obtain grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of their training; or require assistance beyond that available under grant assistance from other sources to pay the costs of such training. How is this criterion verified and documented? Pell Grant Denial (unable to obtain grant assistance from other sources) Customer’s income (require assistance beyond that available under grant assistance) Generally, WIOA training funds are for individuals who are unable to get assistance form other sources such as Pell Grants. If a person is denied Pell Grant funding, the documentation must be kept on record. If it is determined that the person requires assistance beyond that available through other sources, the person’s income and how the local area arrived at the decision must be docuemtned. WIOA allows the person to receive WIOA services while a Pell grant applicant is in process. If the person receives the Pell grant, that grant must be used to reimburse the local area.

For individuals whose services are provided through the adult funding stream, are determined eligible in accordance with the priority system. How is this criterion verified and documented? Public Assistance Recipient: TANF, SNAP or GA records Other Low-income: Financial records, Applicant Statement (homeless) DVRS referral (disability) Basic Skills Deficient: Objective Assessment (TABE, BEST) Read Bullets on slide

CAREER PLANNING The Path to employment PLAN SUCCEED PREPARE
Career Planning is very important under WIOA. A person cannot receive training until they have been provided career planning. So what exactly constitutes career planning according to WIOA? WIOA Sec. 3(8) states that the term ‘‘career planning’’ means the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services, designed— (A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive services, using, where feasible, computer-based technologies; and (B) to provide job, education, and career counseling, as appropriate during program participation and after job placement. So there are two elements to career planning-the development of a plan such as an individual employment plan, and counseling. Also, all career planning must be provided according to the Path to Employment model. Under the Path to Employment model, a person addresses basic needs, and explores various avenues to employment including volunteering and networking as part of the career planning. Remember that Career Planning includes a determination of the supportive services that a customer may need in order to achieve their employment goals. Any barriers that are identified must be addressed in the plan, including, as appropriate, the provision of supportive services. PREPARE

CAREER PLANNING-IEP The Individual Employment Plan is the instrument used to record a customer’s career plan. The plan is an ongoing strategy to identify employment goals, achievement objectives, and an appropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals. (20 CFR ) The Individual Employment Plan is where the customer's career pathway is developed. It should describe what services, both WIOA and non-WIOA, that the customer will receive that will assist them in obtaining meaningful employment. The customer must participate in the development of the individual employment plan.

PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS A one-stop operator or one-stop partner is not required to conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a participant if they determine that it is appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or assessment of the participant conducted pursuant to another education or training program. [WIOA Sec. 134 (c)(2)(B)] Career planning must still be provided to the customer IF a customer has received an evaluation, for example, an objective assessment such as TABE, within the last six months, that can be used as part of the evaluation process. Career Planning must still be conducted.

COORDINATION OF FUNDING
One-stop operators must coordinate training funds available and make funding arrangements with one-stop partners and other entities. One-stop operators must consider the availability of other sources of grants to pay for training costs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), State-funded training funds, and Federal Pell Grants, so that WIOA funds supplement other sources (20 CFR ) WIOA requires the coordination of training funds. When funds from other sources are available, those funds should be used. WIOA funds can be used to supplement those sources, particularly if it can be used to provide services not available through the other source of funding. For adult customers who are receiving TANF benefits, local areas must coordinate the funding with their TANF partners. This requirement does not only apply to TANF, and it means that partners cannot refer customers in a “handoff” fashion. Programs for which a customer has been determined eligible and who are providing services must coordinate both funding and staff in ensuring that the appropriate services needed of a customer to attain employment are provided concurrently as appropriate, not just consecutively.

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