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—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
c. 6. If using the basic skills deficient definition contained in WIOA Section 3(5)(B), include the State definition which must further define how to determine if an individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society. If not using the portion of the definition contained in WIOA Section 3(5)(B), indicate that is the case.
Current Narrative:
Arkansas defines “unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speaking English at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society” as meeting one of the following conditions:
- Unable to speak English well enough to conduct a normal conversation with or follow the instructions of an English-speaker
- Unable to read English well enough to follow written instructions, including a manual or a recipe
- Unable to read and write well enough to read and appropriately complete an application for services or an application for employment
- Unable to pass a driver’s license test written in English
- Unable to make change or determine if correct change was given from a clerk
- An adult who lacks the basic academic skills needed to obtain a job at above minimum wage, as evidenced by the adult’s employment history
- A high-school dropout who had no education past the eighth grade