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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:
The Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program identifies claimants exiting the military (UCX claimants) and claimants determined by the WPRS model as “most likely to exhaust.” This early intervention strategy identifies and claimants within the first five weeks of their claim and schedules them for an initial RESEA session by the seventh week of their claim.
RESEA participants must report to the workforce center in person where they receive a review of their UI rights and responsibilities, an orientation to the workforce system and services available and labor market information relevant to their career choices, assistance completing their job service registration and locating suitable jobs through the Virginia Workforce Connection job matching (labor exchange) system, a UI Eligibility Assessment and review of the work search. Additional reemployment services, such as resume development and job search skills development (interviewing, networking, etc.) will be available based on each claimant's needs, along with referrals to training and supportive services as detailed in each claimant's reemployment plan.
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program is a federal program established under the Trade Act of 1974. The TAA Program provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.
The Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) provides funds to the Commonwealth to serve eligible veterans, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 4101(4) and 4211(4),3 and other eligible spouses as defined in 38 U.S.C. 4101(5),4 and to perform outreach to employers. JVSG funds pay for Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists and Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVER) staff positions.
Reemployment services are available to all UI claimants through all of Virginia’s comprehensive or affiliate One-Stop Centers. Guidance and instruction about reemployment services are printed on UI claimants’ confirmation letters and provided through the VEC Call Centers. Instructions about how to apply for UI benefits are also available through the VEC’s website, with links to online application for UI benefits, as well as instructions for how to get registered as a job seeker in the Virginia Workforce Connection. Under Virginia UI law, claimants must register for reemployment/job service and register in the Virginia Workforce Connection within 5 days of filing a UI claim. Failure to do so puts benefit receipt in jeopardy. All UI claimants are required to conduct and report weekly work searches to continue receiving benefits. All unemployed individuals are eligible to receive all Wagner-Peyser services and most other services offered by our partners, including job matching, training and education opportunities, on the job training, and registered apprenticeship programs.