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2 Year Modification

Plan: Minnesota PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: Wagner-Peyser Act

Narrative: c.

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c. Describe the State’s Strategy for Providing Reemployment Assistance to Unemployment Insurance Claimants and Other Unemployed Individuals.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Minnesota’s strategy is centered on the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program. It’s important to note that due to the state’s low unemployment rate, ALL UI claimants who are seeking work (i.e. not attached to a job) are called in to RESEA sessions at WorkForce Centers. This helps ensure that the Wagner Peyser program will have direct contact with all UI applicants in the state who are not attached to a job. Minnesota’s strategy in this area will be as follows:

• A Job Service staff person will attend every RESEA session that UI offers across the state. The UI program plans on offering RESEA sessions to all UI claimants who are not attached to a job.

• The RESEA and Job Service staff will conduct a quick assessment of every UI claimant to determine who will most likely need additional services from the WorkForce Center.

• The Job Service staff person will conduct an orientation to WFC services either 1:1 or in a group setting (depending on the size of the group) that includes information on how to register for the state’s labor exchange system, i.e. MinnesotaWorks, and information about programs such as the Dislocated Worker program that they may be eligible for.

• The Job Service staff person will assist the RESEA customer with creating an initial registration and enrolling in the Creative Job Search workshop. Creative Job Search is typically the first job finding/job placement service that is offered to UI applicants. The workshop consists of training on how to find a job that includes career planning, preparing for the job hunt, skills identification, resumes and cover letters, applications and references, social media, interviewing skills, and more.

• Job Service will follow up with UI applicants who are not enrolled in a program to ensure that they have a complete registration and resume in MinnesotaWorks, and that they are taking advantage of job placement services.

Wagner Peyser services will also be available to all other unemployed individuals. Anyone can enroll in the job search classes offered to UI claimants, can access 1:1 staff assistance to obtain job search assistance, career guidance, labor market information, etc., and can use MinnesotaWorks.net to search for jobs. One of the strategies employed by Wagner Peyser that is marketed and offered to all citizens are onsite hiring events and career fairs. These events have grown in popularity and will continue to be used as a vehicle to connect all job seekers with employers.