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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.
c. Describe the State’s strategy for providing reemployment assistance to UI claimants and other unemployed individuals
Current Narrative:
In 2014, Colorado established a strategic plan for reemployment initiatives that outlines the state’s direction for the year and future years, with the goal of reducing the average duration of weeks on unemployment compensation from 15.2 weeks to 12 weeks by June 2017. The plan contains components to analyze data, research state and national initiatives for integration, and enhance customer messaging, and it continually evolves due to fluctuating market conditions. In support of the plan:
- The statewide network of workforce centers provides reemployment services to all customers, including UI claimants. Reemployment services include basic labor exchange, orientations to workforce services, the provision of labor market resources and information, workshops, one-on-one services, and referrals to jobs.
- Colorado provides Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services via the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment initiative for UI claimants. All workforce areas in Colorado administer the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program, and to date approximately 20,000 UI claimants have been selected to participate.
- UI partnership initiatives are established for STC, TAA, TRA, ATAA, and RTAA. This includes recruitment efforts for special populations, such as Veterans and long-term unemployed customers.