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Plan: Minnesota PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: Wagner-Peyser Act

Narrative: e. 3. C.

Published
Located in:

e. 3. C. Marketing the Agricultural Recruitment System to Agricultural Employers and How it Intends to Improve Such Publicity.

Current Narrative:

Outreach staff contact agricultural and non-agricultural employers, providing them with information about the employment services available for employers such as posting jobs, viewing resumes, hiring priority targeted populations, apprentice programs, WOTC, tax credit program and local Job Fairs. We distribute informational pamphlets on the MSFW program and resources (bilingual) directed to Agricultural and non-agricultural employers that include contact information for the local Business Services Representatives and local one-stop offices. The SMA visits communities with substantial farmworker activity to meet with workers, local agencies and employers, to access their needs and determine the effectiveness of the WorkForce Center services. Also, promoting to employers is the labor exchange system services website which contains information of particular importance to agricultural and non-ag-employers. Minnesota’s online labor exchange system is called MinnesotaWorks.net

There were 2,880 agricultural job openings received in PY14. There were 109 interstate clearance orders (PY2015) received. Qualified domestic workers are informed about the postings and referrals are made to H2-A employers.

Employers create an employer account in Minnesotaworks.net, our online self-service labor exchange system, and once approved, they may enter job postings. Employers in search of workers may also contact the local offices staff for assistance in searching for candidates who match the employers’ job categories and other requirements of the positions.

In addition, the outreach staff is acquainted with employers in their prospective areas who repeatedly hire seasonal workers.

Agricultural and non-agricultural employers in the area are provided information on:

• Posting job orders, Job Fairs, industry events, work-based learning opportunities including apprenticeships and other training programs • Interstate and intrastate clearance orders, Job Fairs • Federal and state employment compliance regulations • The availability of presentations by compliance agencies to growers associations, and other related groups and organizations • Field and quality assessments • Mediation/interpreter services • Liaison between migrant service providers and employers