Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
e. 6. D. Assessment of Progress
The plan must include an explanation of what was achieved based on the previous AOP, what was not achieved and an explanation as to why the State believes the goals were not achieved, and how the State intends to remedy the gaps of achievement in the coming year.
Current Narrative:
The State Monitor Advocate has met with all of the local office managers to continually advise and inform them and their staff on any new issues or regulations that are relevant to service to farmworkers and their families in Arkansas.
It is expected that the hiring of a Targeted Populations Coordinator, plus the strategic formation of Business Services Teams in our Local Workforce Areas will greatly enhance our progress in providing services to MSFWs.
We believe that we have experienced progress in the following areas:
- Identification of significant documents, informational materials and other items used daily by our centers which need translation to Spanish, the primary non-English language identified;
- Identification of pertinent agricultural groups, organizations and associations and pursuing alliances with them;
- Ongoing training to center staff with a desk aid for proper identification of MSFWs; Desk aid with new MSFW definition trained upon and provided. This training will be ongoing.
- Improved partnership and developing a new MOU with our NFJP partner; and
- Identification of community based events related to MSFWs or their communities is ongoing.