Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
b. 1. If the State is Utilizing Work-based Training Models (e.g. On-the- Job Training, Incumbent Worker Training, Transitional Jobs, and Customized Training) as Part of Its Training Strategy and These Strategies Are Not Already Discussed in Other Sections of the Plan, Describe the State’s Strategies for How These Models Ensure High Quality Training for Both the Participant and the Employer.
Current Narrative:
Comprehensive Job Centers will provide access to training services aligned with regional sector strategies. These services may include occupational skills training, on-the-job training, incumbent worker training programs that combine workforce training with related instruction, skill upgrading and retraining, entrepreneurial training, transitional jobs training, job readiness training provided in combination with other training, Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) activities, and customized training.
Work-based training is one of the highest priorities for Missouri under WIOA. The underlying advantage of work-based learning is that by definition, it incorporates skill competencies needed by the business. There is no doubt the trainees are learning the specific skills needed, and furthermore they are learning to apply skills in the way the employer prefers. This practically guarantees individuals that complete training are positioned to immediately add value in the workplace and have marketable skills to provide upward mobility in a career pathway.
Show Me Heroes (SMH) is work-based learning activity that provides OJT to veterans. Transitional jobs are reserved for those chronically unemployed and provide real life work experience when it is greatly needed to be successful in the workplace. The Incumbent Worker training policy allows local Boards the flexibility to provide Incumbent Worker Training to employers when needed.