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- 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. C. Data Assessment
Review the previous four years Wagner-Peyser data reports on performance. Note whether the State has been meeting its goals to provide MSFWs quantitatively proportionate services as compared to non-MSFWs. If it has not met these goals, explain why the State believes such goals were not met and how the State intends to improve its provision of services in order to meet such goals.
Current Narrative:
While Missouri does not consistently meet our goals for all indicators, the state met seven out of eight Equity Ratio Indicators and zero out of three Minimum Service Level Indicators for the most recent quarter ending 9/30/19. Although there are MSFWs seeking services through the local job service centers, there are significantly more being served through outreach efforts limiting full range of access to services.
The Migrant Seasonal Farmworker program is operated with Wagner-Peyser funding used to support three positions. These include the State Monitor Advocate and outreach staff consisting of recently designated full-time bilingual staff in the southeast region and part-time staff in the southwest region. Missouri’s goal is to increase registrations and services to MSFWs through active participation by Job Center staff, and engagement with partners making this goal achievable. OWD conducts outreach to workers in groups, instead of one—on—one consultations with overall results of increased registrations.
A review of Missouri’s data reports on performance shows that in the beginning of the four-year period reviewed, Missouri consistently failed three of the five measures relative to equity of “Referred to Support Service”, “Job Development Contacts” and “Referred to Jobs”. During the first three reported quarters of 2017, Missouri met all equity measures. During the 2018 reported quarters for equity measures, Missouri did not meet four out of the five in two quarters, two out of five in one quarter and three out of five in another. Missouri has met the equity indicators for reported 2019 of “ Basic Career Services”, Referred to Employment”, “Referred to Supportive Services” and “Referred To Training” for the past 4 quarterly reports. As we are pleased with the improvement, we continue to strive for further improvement relative to equity ratio. Although Missouri does not have significant MSFW status, we continue to strive to improve overall services to MSFW population for quantitatively proportionate and qualitatively equivalent of those provided to all other applicants. Missouri will continue with an ongoing review of performance data, training to job center staff and collaboration with NFJP provider.